{"id":13024,"date":"2024-02-21T18:14:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T01:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/21\/homeless-man-accused-of-murder-in-mesa\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T18:14:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T01:14:36","slug":"homeless-man-accused-of-murder-in-mesa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/21\/homeless-man-accused-of-murder-in-mesa\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeless man accused of murder in Mesa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m107833-mcdn.mp.lura.live\/iupl\/6D5\/8A1\/6D58A1DDC5434D11FCF1E60AA7C152F7.jpg?Expires=2082758400&#038;KeyName=mcpkey1&#038;Signature=1MwoVywsRSjudvL9bzMOn2G0yt8\"><\/p>\n<div>A homeless man is under arrest for his alleged role in a deadly stabbing in Mesa. Police took Mario Ortiz into custody on counts including second-degree murder. Earlier this month, they say he met a man at a bus stop and asked him for drugs. 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