A transient was charged Friday with attempted murder for allegedly pushing a man into a downtown Los Angeles street, where he was struck by a box truck and seriously injured.
Garrett Joseph Boldt, 41, is also charged with accosting two women. All of the attacks, which occurred over a two-day period downtown, appeared to be random and unprovoked, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Along with the attempted murder charge, Boldt faces three felony counts of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, one misdemeanor count of petty theft and an allegation that he personally inflicted great bodily injury. He could face up to life in prison if convicted as charged.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Teresa Sullivan ordered Boldt, who pleaded not guilty, to be held in lieu of $1.09 million bail pending a Dec. 20 bail review hearing.
On Wednesday morning, Boldt allegedly stood up from a bench on West Sixth Street, near Broadway, and pushed a passing pedestrian into the street, where the man was struck by the box truck and suffered serious injuries, including a collapsed lung. The crime was captured on video.
Boldt allegedly took a bracelet that the man had dropped when he was pushed, resulting in the petty theft count, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Later that afternoon, he allegedly punched a woman at a bus stop at West First and South Hill Street and was arrested nearby. He’s also accused of tackling a woman to the ground on Tuesday morning at West Seventh and Hill streets.