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 Anthony Alexander Padgett, 36, was arrested by San Diego police officers near H Street and Broadway in Chula Vista about 10 a.m., San Diego homicide Capt. Nisleit said Thursday that police believe Padgett is on that video. All the attacks appear to be "senseless, random attacks on the homeless," he said. San Diego police have identified this man captured by surveillance cameras as the suspect in a series of attacks on homeless men that have left three dead, one critically hurt. San Diego Police Department — San Diego Police Department Share Photo  
 
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 "At this time, we have probable cause to arrest Mr. Padgett for these heinous crimes," he said. Investigators will also look into whether Padgett is linked to any other crimes against homeless victims. A 61-year-old man who was beaten is also expected to survive, he said. McElroy and Nisleit said, however, that it was important for homeless people and police to remain vigilant. The captain would not provide a motive for the four attacks this week. In that case, the victim was set on fire as he slept. Two similar attacks took place early Monday morning, when officers found two more victims with severe trauma injuries, one who later died, police say. Then, about 5 a.m. on Wednesday, witnesses heard loud noises and saw one man set another on fire along a walkway between condominium complexes between State Street and Kettner Boulevard, south of Broadway in downtown San Diego. pic.twitter.com/3TUP6XZy4T — San Diego Police (@SanDiegoPD) July 6, 2016 
 
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– Relief in San Diego: A suspect was arrested Thursday in connection with a sickening series of attacks on homeless people that left two men dead and another two seriously injured, CNN reports. Police say they believe Anthony Alexander Padgett, 36, is the suspect captured on video at a convenience store near the site of the first attack early Sunday. Padgett, who allegedly inflicted severe upper body trauma on all four victims and set two of them on fire, has been charged with two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and one count of arson. Police didn't comment on a motive for the attacks, or on whether Padgett is homeless himself. San Diego Capt. David Nisleit says there was "probable cause" to arrest Padgett, though he added there could be other suspects and that homeless people should remain vigilant, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Police need to consider "other recent attacks that have been happening over the past few weeks," Nisleit says. "We need to determine if Mr. Padgett is involved or if we still have another suspect out there attacking the homeless population." The Union-Tribune notes that in 2010, the Star-News reported that a 30-year-old homeless man named Anthony Padgett was sentenced to four years in prison for setting another homeless man on fire.