SAN JOSE – A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of tried homicide following a battle earlier this week at a San Jose gentle rail station that left one other man in crucial situation, authorities stated.
Deputies discovered the sufferer — recognized as a 42-year-old unhoused man — affected by “significant head injuries” simply earlier than midnight Monday on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s Gish Gentle Rail Station, in line with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Workplace.
The sheriff’s workplace stated the sufferer “had been severely beaten.”
The sufferer was rushed to an space hospital, the place he remained in crucial situation Wednesday.
Detectives recognized the suspect as Brandon Fryshaw, who was arrested inside hours of the incident and booked into Santa Clara County jail, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
Fryshaw is being held with out bail on the Major Jail in San Jose, in line with jail data.
Detectives imagine Fryshaw could also be related to a separate assault involving one other unhoused particular person on the St. James Gentle Rail Station in late September, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
A spokesperson for the sheriff’s workplace stated the company doesn’t have info to counsel the suspect was focusing on unhoused residents and famous the suspect can be unhoused.
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Initially Printed: October 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM PDT