San Francisco police on Tuesday made an arrest in connection with a beating that turned fatal in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood in October.

sfpd_arrestcuffs.jpgSan Francisco police on Tuesday made an arrest in connection with a beating that turned fatal in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood in October.

David Hutching, 42, was critically injured in a beating in front of a home in the 400 block of Ellis Street on the night of Oct. 14, according to police.

Hutching, a San Francisco resident, was found unconscious and bleeding from a large cut to his head. He was taken to a hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries on Oct. 26, police said.

Investigators eventually identified 41-year-old Jarrett Earl Campbell as the suspect in the beating and arrested him in Oakland on Tuesday, according to police.

Campbell, a San Francisco resident, was booked into jail on suspicion of the homicide.

The case remains under investigation. Anyone with additional information is asked to call Inspector Daniel Dedet from the Police Department’s homicide detail at (415) 553-1145.

People wishing to remain anonymous can call the department’s tip line at (415) 575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411.

Dan McMenamin, Bay City News

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