Man who kicked 81-year-old's head 'hard, like soccer' after the victim told him to 'stop yelling' at his girlfriend learns his fate

A suspect successful Texas volition walk the remainder of his beingness down bars aft helium told authorities helium beat and kicked an 81-year-old man "hard, similar soccer" earlier the antheral died.

Trevor Qu'Shaun Davis, 24, was primitively charged with first-degree execution successful the decease of Charles Henry Bell.

He has since pleaded blameworthy to wounded to an aged idiosyncratic with intent to origin superior bodily injuries successful transportation with the incident, determination ABC affiliate KLTV reported. He was sentenced to beingness successful prison.

On Nov. 3, 2024, Davis was walking on Gentry Parkway successful Tyler, Texas, with a pistillate helium was dating. Tyler is located successful the eastbound portion of the state, astir 100 miles southeast of Dallas.

He and the pistillate were arguing, and helium was pushing her, according to an apprehension affidavit obtained by section CBS affiliate KYTX. Bell, who was besides walking with a friend, is said to person seen this and attempted to intervene.

"Stop yelling astatine [her] and permission [her] alone," the pistillate quoted the older antheral arsenic saying, per KLTV.

Davis seemingly took contented with the intervention. He began attacking Bell by punching him "repeatedly successful the look and head," the affidavit stated. He besides kicked the older antheral successful the head, aboriginal telling officers helium did truthful "hard, similar soccer."

Davis maintained that it was Bell who struck him first, hitting him with his cane and slapping him.

With Bell connected the crushed bleeding, Davis and the pistillate ran distant and hid successful a adjacent Valvoline shop. Police officers caught up with them determination and arrested Davis.

Bell is said to person had injuries to his look and a hemorrhage. He was brought to an country hospital, and erstwhile helium died astir a week later, Davis was charged with murder.