EPD Believes They’ve Figured Out Who Stabbed a Homeless Man to Death in 2017
Charles Levaugh, left, was found stabbed to death behind a Eureka church in 2017; Wesley Starritt, already in custody on unrelated murder charges, has now been arrested in relation to the crime
On December 4, 2017, 56-year-old Charles “Chuckie” Levaugh was found deceased in
an alley near the 2000 block of E Street in Eureka. The investigation revealed that
Levaugh was sleeping when he was stabbed to death by an unknown suspect.
Four years later and after numerous developments in the case, the Humboldt County
District Attorney’s Office has formally charged 23-year-old Wesley Lee Starritt for the
murder of Levaugh. Starritt has been in custody since May 2020 on unrelated charges of murder, attempted murder, and assault with a deadly weapon.
Acting Chief Stephens said, “The cases we have reported on over the last week are
great examples of the tenacity and dedication our detectives and evidence technicians
have in seeking justice for victims and their families. I want to personally thank them for
their incredible work on these cases. I also want to thank the Humboldt County
District Attorney’s Office for their continued support, guidance, and commitment to
holding the offenders accountable for these heinous acts of violence.”
EPD Detective Ronald Harpham at the scene back in 2017 | Photo: Andrew Goff
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