Overview

• On June 23, Rodolfo Roman was trimming hedges in Brentwood when a homeless man struck him repeatedly with a metal pole after complaining the equipment was too noisy.
• Roman was treated at a nearby hospital for a broken arm and a head gash that required eight staples.
• Police arrested the suspect on Tuesday, and he remains in custody.
• The attacker had been squatting in an abandoned house two doors away from the gardener’s workstation despite repeated calls to police and city code enforcement.
• A GoFundMe created by the homeowner has topped $3,000 to cover Roman’s mounting medical costs.