Frank Sparks was arrested last week in the death of Christopher Carrera, who died five days after the attack on Aug. 18
A 55-year-old man was charged with murder Tuesday in an attack on another man at a La Mesa trolley station about two weeks ago.
Frank Sparks pleaded not guilty to the murder charge in El Cajon Superior Court. He was ordered to remain in custody on a no-bail status. Sparks was arrested last week, accused of punching Christopher Carrera with a closed fist and causing him to fall at the La Mesa Boulevard trolley station about noon on Aug 18. Carrera, 62, was taken to a hospital for treatment of a head injury and died five days later, on Aug. 23, according to La Mesa police.An investigation revealed Carrera was involved in an argument with another man on the trolley platform before the man punched him and left, police said.
Footage from Metropolitan Transit System cameras helped detectives zero in on the assailant, police said. Sparks was identified as the suspect after detectives sent a photo of the man to other law enforcement agencies around the county, police said. Sparks was arrested Aug. 24, a day after Carrera’s death, at a temporary living facility in an unincorporated area near El Cajon where he had been staying, police said.If convicted, Sparks, whose criminal history includes a felony conviction, faces 55 years to life in prison.
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