Man known for pro-Trump displays who was killed outside his home was ‘caring’ and ‘kind,’ family says - BERITAJA

The death of a Southern California man who was attacked extracurricular his location dressed up pinch Donald Trump memorabilia has near his family struggling to cope.

Alejandra Nava, the stepdaughter of Kerry Sheron, said he was a “caring” man who enjoyed moving arsenic a cook astatine section status homes. Every Friday, he would big a food fry, Nava told Beritaja successful a telephone question and reply connected Wednesday.

“He was decidedly a benignant man,” she said. “Anybody who was anybody knew him astatine the churches and stuff.”

His wife, Maria Garcia, told NBC San Diego that he was a “beautiful man.”

“I want my hubby back,” she said.

Sheron, 69, was attacked extracurricular his Escondido location conscionable earlier 2:15 p.m. connected May 20, constabulary said successful a news release. When officers arrived, he was suffering from important injuries and was hospitalized successful captious condition. He died connected Sunday.

The origin and mode of decease are pending determination by the aesculapian examiner’s office.

The suspect, U.S. Navy veteran Thomas Caleb Butler, 32, had initially fled aft the battle but was located successful the surrounding area, constabulary said. Butler, besides of Escondido, was booked connected charges of attempted murder, elder abuse, criminal threats and battery. He pleaded not blameworthy astatine an arraignment connected Friday, NBC San Diego reported.

A bystander who intervened was besides injured, constabulary said.

Relatives of Butler either declined to remark aliases did not respond to a petition for comment. Butler’s Navy work grounds shows that he was an accusation work technician who enlisted successful New York successful 2011 and served until 2023.

Butler was stationed successful Virginia, Florida, California and Illinois, according to the record, and he earned medals indicating that he was deployed successful the warfare connected panic and successful support of counterterrorism operations.

San Diego County District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Tanya Sierra said a determination connected whether further charges will beryllium announced astatine Butler’s June 3 hearing.

Nava said Sheron’s decease has “kind of rocked us.” A GoFundMe she group up had raised complete $42,000 arsenic of Wednesday afternoon.

“It’s conscionable really unfortunate that this has happened,” Nava said.

The GoFundMe identified Sheron arsenic an Army seasoned who proudly displayed American flags and patriotic decorations extracurricular his home. Video from NBC San Diego showed the location covered successful flags and signs celebrating the president.

His woman told NBC San Diego that they had knowledgeable harassment and threats successful the past complete the displays, but the incidents ne'er became violent.

Detectives are evaluating each imaginable motives for the assault, constabulary said successful a connection Wednesday. The connection noted that they had not developed grounds to support the conclusion that location was a governmental constituent to the attack. Detectives are besides looking into whether Sheron and Butler knew each different aliases had immoderate erstwhile contact.

Deputy District Attorney Ross Garcia told NBC San Diego, that the onslaught was unprovoked. He alleged that Butler struck Sheron successful the jaw and past deed him many times successful the caput aft Sheron fell to the ground.