A suspect accused of attacking a homeless man in an alley and leaving him for dead has previously run for mayor of Florida, according to WGXA.
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Bibb County deputies said Albert Knight, 59, died May 26 from blunt force trauma in an alley near the intersection of Poplar Street and Second Street. Knight was found dead with a serious head wound.
The sheriff’s office has released surveillance images of a man they believe is the suspect in the case.
On December 2, the Giles County Sheriff’s Office in Pulaski, Tennessee contacted Bibb County deputies. Giles County investigators said they have arrested a person of interest in a homicide investigation that took place in Tennessee.
The person in question claimed he had information about Knight’s death.
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Following the interview, investigators determined that the person of interest, identified as 39-year-old Adam Rosenthal of Gainesville, Florida, is connected to Knight’s death.
The Giles County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee told WGXA that Rosenthal previously ran as a mayoral candidate in Gainesville, Florida. According to the Alachua Board of Elections Office, Rosenthal ran against eight other candidates and received less than 2% of the vote, WGXA reports. Additionally, Rosenthal received no monetary contributions during his campaign, according to WGXA.
On December 4, arrest warrants were obtained for Rosenthal for Knight’s murder.
The Giles County Sheriff’s Office is holding Rosenthal on a new murder charge, which is not related to Knight’s killing.
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