10:11 AM Mon, Mar 17, 2008 | Permalink Juanita Jimenez E-mail
A 40-year-old man has been charged in the death of a man found on the side of the road Saturday, police say.
Robert Daniel Lucas is accused in the killing of 22-year-old Oscar Caldwell who suffered multiple concussions to the head.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say Caldwell was found in the 5100 block of the North Freeway near the Skyline Apartments and appeared to have been beaten.
According to police, a witness said Caldwell showed up at the apartment complex with a handgun and threatened residents shortly before he was found.
Police say Lucas confessed to killing Caldwell, stating Caldwell attempted to shoot him.
Lucas was arrested without incident.
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