Man Charged in Death of Transient
A murder charge was filed Monday against an Antelope Valley man in connection with the death of a transient in Lancaster last month, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies said.
The body of Darwin Craig Cummings was found March 24 at 80th Street East, half a mile north of Avenue E, by a man who was looking for aluminum cans, Deputy Bill Martin said.
Cummings apparently died of a gunshot wound to the head.
James Tindell, 28, will be arraigned on a murder charge today, Martin said. Tindell was already in custody for another crime.
Deputies also were searching for David Wayne Frans, 27, who lives in the Antelope Valley.
No details of the slaying were made public.
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