Homeless man arrested in 2015 killing of convicted rapist
Homeless man arrested in 2015 killing of convicted rapist
Homeless man arrested in 2015 killing of convicted rapist
Dec. 22, 2017

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) — Springfield police say a homeless man has been arrested in the 2015 killing of a 71-year-old man.
Sgt. David Lewis said in a news release that 50-year-old Edward Hughes was arrested Thursday night in Eugene and booked into the Lane County Jail on a charge of a murder. He did not say what led investigators to Hughes.
The victim, Leonard Johnson, was found dead in his Springfield apartment on Sept. 7, 2015. He was a convicted rapist and registered sex offender.