Police in an Iowa college town had repeated interactions with a troubled drifter in the weeks between his departure from prison and his alleged killing of a star golfer from Spain, records show. Ames police reports show that 22-year-old Collin Richards struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, mental health problems and homelessness after he got out of prison in June. Investigators say he had been staying in a small homeless encampment in the woods near the public course. In July, officers were sent to check on Richards after he was spotted sleeping outside of a government building. He told them he had been “booted out a little early” from a homeless shelter and was taking a nap.

Source: National Post September 21, 2018 17:03 UTC