Edhat Staff
Huynh (left) and Crenshaw (right) [photo: Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office]
By edhat staff
Two transients who were arrested for assaulting a family on State Street last month are now facing murder charges in the death of a Santa Cruz woman.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office discovered 55-year-old Kimberly Smith deceased in her home on Tuesday. Their investigation led to the arrest of two transients, Caitlin Crenshaw and Cody Huynh, both 23 years old. Investigators believe the motive was a robbery and the cause of death was not specified.
The suspects were arrested the next day in San Bernadino County. Huynh was in jail for separate charges while Crenshaw was found in Smith’s car. They were both booked into Santa Cruz County jail and booked on murder and robbery charges, being held without bail.
On February 26, Roger the Scanner Guy reported an incident where a family was attacked by transients in the 700 block of State Street. An elderly couple and their 13-year-old grandson were walking when an argument took place between the family and a homeless person. Crenshaw reportedly involved herself and attacked the family by punching them.
Santa Barbara Police later found and arrested Crenshaw for elder abuse and battery, both misdemeanors, and Huynh for battery. Both were released from the Santa Barbara County Jail after one night and scheduled to appear in court on March 26 to face their charges.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call (831) 454-7635.
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Oh, you two will surely make your mothers proud. Can you each say “Bye Bye” to your freedom for a long time? “Lock them up!”
She reminds me of the Manson girls
I actually sent this in to Edhat. I just couldn’t believe they only spent 1 night in Jail for assaulting a 13 year old and his elderly grandparents!
Its upsetting these two were released at all. They were major flight risks, both had priors and there were witnesses to this crime.
Probably killed some other folks too all one has to do is follow the trail…
Wow just some of those harmless homeless they want to put in Shelters in residential neighborhoods
most homeless people aren’t murderers, fyi
Watch “Seattle Is Dying.” You will see how the lenient system of allowing these people to serve 1 night, or sometimes less, or nothing at all for heinous crimes has led to the issues Seattle faces now with rampant homelessness.
The conversation got deleted but they were trying to talk their way into meeting me to tell their side of the story but I knew better if I hadn’t known any better and invited them over I think I’d be the one in jail.
Welcome to California, criminals have more rights than victims and the DA don’t do $H!T
No I would not have died at their hands no way.
I saw this fight on State St last month and this couple earlier in the day walking around State.
4:23 PM–Who are “these people?” Anyone who doesn’t have a roof over his/her head? Get a grip. There are plenty of people who own houses and drive their own cars who commit “heinous crimes.”
If you had saw the fight, shouldn’t you have done something? I certainly would of tried. 2 POS beating up a early teen and his grandparents?
It’s better to just stuff some people in a woodchipper when you see them coming they would make good shark bait.
Watch the film. “These people” are serial offenders – many with dozens, literally some with hundreds of priors. Walking the streets. Getting off scot-free for awful crimes. Yes, there are plenty of people with homes and cars and jobs who commit horrible crimes. But there are not people with home and cars and jobs who commit literally hundreds of crimes each and keep getting out. These are facts. I’m not making this up, nor is this my “opinion.”
Most homeless people are substance abusers, though. Fact.
Oh, come on. People can’t be expected to be vigilantes and risk their own lives because our government, police, and public officers are failing us. That’s not a fair burden to put on DJ.
This is the result of the liberal idea that bail discriminates against the poor, and therefore that they should be released on their own recognizance. If you can’t guarantee your appearance with a substantial amount of money then you should sit in jail.