Felon Charged in Hudson Ave. Homicide

A convicted felon is accused of killing another man by punching him in the head.

27-year-old Tyquan Ruther is charged with criminally negligent homicide.

Police say he attacked 42-year-old Jovan Lucas without provocation outside a Hudson Avenue barber shop August 9th.

Lucas was knocked unconscious and died of his injuries Friday.

U.S. Marshals arrested Ruther without incident.

He's a twice-convicted felon who was released from parole stemming from a weapons charge in January of last year.

He'll be arraigned in City Court tomorrow morning.


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