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Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Attack of 7-Year-Old Boy Who Suffered Brain Injury
Daniel Birch Poulsen, 32, was arrested Sunday, the day after the youngster was found unconscious lying in the middle of the street in the 9600 block of Vista Del Valle in Desert Hot Springs.
Updated on July 22, 2020 at 3:41 pm
Attempted murder and other charges were filed Wednesday against a man accused in an apparent random attack on a 7-year-old boy in Desert Hot Springs, which rendered the child comatose.
Daniel Birch Poulsen, 32, was arrested Sunday, the day after the youngster was found unconscious lying in the middle of the street in the 9600 block of Vista Del Valle.
So angry and sad that someone would hurt precious little Gavin. He was just walking home from his neighbor’s house after a fun day of swimming. He just lost his dad 4 months ago. The family needs help. Here’s the full story and gofundme link: https://t.co/EcFCwxWIeL pic.twitter.com/hEGL92NON3
— Kitty Alvarado NBC (@HeyKitty) July 21, 2020
Along with attempted murder, Poulsen faces one count of willful child cruelty and sentence-enhancing allegations of committing bodily injury.
According to the criminal complaint filed by prosecutors, the attack caused the child, named Gavin, to "become comatose due to brain injury or to suffer paralysis of a permanent nature.''
Desert Hot Springs Deputy Police Chief Steven Shaw said this morning that the last update he received on Tuesday regarding the boy's condition was that he had not regained consciousness.
He said Poulsen and the victim live in the same neighborhood, but do not appear to know each other.
"Everything is indicating this is an absolutely random attack,'' Shaw said.
Poulsen, who remains jailed at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning in lieu of $1 million bail, is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Thursday afternoon.
Police officers were notified last Saturday of a report of a child found lying in the roadway.
NBC Palm Springs reported that a neighbor found Gavin Ludwick in a shocking state.
Arturo Delgado told NBC Palm Springs he was leaving the house when he saw Gavin on the street, lying face down.
“I said, ‘hey Gavin!’ and when I went to turn him over I noticed that there was damage on the right side of his head … I called his name out and he started to cry … I was in shock by that point because I couldn’t believe what was happening so I picked him up … ran to his house knocked on the door … the family was shocked,” Delgado said.
“The kid is very, very, very special,” he said, and then wept during the interview.
Investigators determined the boy was deliberately attacked but did not reveal how they identified Poulsen as the suspect.
Since 2007, Poulsen has been arrested and charged on 15 separate occasions in Riverside County on a wide array of allegations, including burglary, battery, resisting arrest, indecent exposure, committing lewd acts in public and annoying and/or molesting a child under 18 years old.
Poulsen was found mentally incompetent to stand trial at least 11 times over the years, court records show.
Cases where he did not stand trial include allegations from 2010 that he annoyed and/or molested a child under 18 years old and allegations from 2016 regarding a charge of indecent exposure.
Because all the cases were misdemeanors, Poulsen could have spent a maximum of one year in a mental facility per case, according to John Hall, a spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney's Office.
Poulsen has no documented felony convictions in Riverside County, although at least four of his cases started out with the filing of felony charges before being reduced to misdemeanors either by the court, or as part of the plea bargaining process, Hall said.
A GoFundMe has been created to help with his medical bills and recovery.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/7-year-old-boy-recovering-from-attack
Help Gavin
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-hole-skull-random-attack-neighbour-rock.html
Boy, 7, left with hole in his skull after random attack by neighbour with a rock yards from the front door of his Californian home
Gavin Ludwick, 7, was walking home from a party when the attack happened
Daniel Poulsen, 32, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after CCTV showed him launching rocks towards the youngster
Doctors have been ordered to assess whether Poulsen, who has been found unfit to stand trial 11 times, is able to be prosecuted for the senseless attack
Poulsen reportedly stood on his porch after the attack, watching the child lying lifeless on the ground for 20 minutes
http://jimspub.riversidesheriff.org/cgi-bin/iisinfo.acu?bkno=202022241G
Booking Number :202022241
Name POULSEN, BIRCH DANIEL JR
Sex Race DOB
M H 11/25/1987
Age Hair Eyes Height Weight
32 BRO BRO 06'02" 165
Arrest Date/Time Arresting Agency Arresting Location
07/19/2020 01:34 Desert Hot Springs PD VISTA DEL VALLE DHS 92240
Booked Date/Time Case No. Bail Amount
07/19/2020 08:06 2007D-4953 01000000
Current Facility Larry D. Smith Correctional Housing Unit 1677
Next Court Date/ Time Court Name Release Date
09/17/2020 08:30 Indio Larson Justice Center
Charges
Charge Type Description Bail Disposition Booking Type
273A(A) FEL WILLFUL HARM CHILD 01000000 CONT PC
664/187 FEL ATTEMPTED MURDER 01000000 NF PC
664/187(A) FEL ATTEMPT MURDER:1ST DEG 01000000 CONT PC
Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Attack of 7-Year-Old Boy Who Suffered Brain Injury
Daniel Birch Poulsen, 32, was arrested Sunday, the day after the youngster was found unconscious lying in the middle of the street in the 9600 block of Vista Del Valle in Desert Hot Springs.
Updated on July 22, 2020 at 3:41 pm
Attempted murder and other charges were filed Wednesday against a man accused in an apparent random attack on a 7-year-old boy in Desert Hot Springs, which rendered the child comatose.
Daniel Birch Poulsen, 32, was arrested Sunday, the day after the youngster was found unconscious lying in the middle of the street in the 9600 block of Vista Del Valle.
So angry and sad that someone would hurt precious little Gavin. He was just walking home from his neighbor’s house after a fun day of swimming. He just lost his dad 4 months ago. The family needs help. Here’s the full story and gofundme link: https://t.co/EcFCwxWIeL pic.twitter.com/hEGL92NON3
— Kitty Alvarado NBC (@HeyKitty) July 21, 2020
Along with attempted murder, Poulsen faces one count of willful child cruelty and sentence-enhancing allegations of committing bodily injury.
According to the criminal complaint filed by prosecutors, the attack caused the child, named Gavin, to "become comatose due to brain injury or to suffer paralysis of a permanent nature.''
Desert Hot Springs Deputy Police Chief Steven Shaw said this morning that the last update he received on Tuesday regarding the boy's condition was that he had not regained consciousness.
He said Poulsen and the victim live in the same neighborhood, but do not appear to know each other.
"Everything is indicating this is an absolutely random attack,'' Shaw said.
Poulsen, who remains jailed at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning in lieu of $1 million bail, is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Thursday afternoon.
Police officers were notified last Saturday of a report of a child found lying in the roadway.
NBC Palm Springs reported that a neighbor found Gavin Ludwick in a shocking state.
Arturo Delgado told NBC Palm Springs he was leaving the house when he saw Gavin on the street, lying face down.
“I said, ‘hey Gavin!’ and when I went to turn him over I noticed that there was damage on the right side of his head … I called his name out and he started to cry … I was in shock by that point because I couldn’t believe what was happening so I picked him up … ran to his house knocked on the door … the family was shocked,” Delgado said.
“The kid is very, very, very special,” he said, and then wept during the interview.
Investigators determined the boy was deliberately attacked but did not reveal how they identified Poulsen as the suspect.
Since 2007, Poulsen has been arrested and charged on 15 separate occasions in Riverside County on a wide array of allegations, including burglary, battery, resisting arrest, indecent exposure, committing lewd acts in public and annoying and/or molesting a child under 18 years old.
Poulsen was found mentally incompetent to stand trial at least 11 times over the years, court records show.
Cases where he did not stand trial include allegations from 2010 that he annoyed and/or molested a child under 18 years old and allegations from 2016 regarding a charge of indecent exposure.
Because all the cases were misdemeanors, Poulsen could have spent a maximum of one year in a mental facility per case, according to John Hall, a spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney's Office.
Poulsen has no documented felony convictions in Riverside County, although at least four of his cases started out with the filing of felony charges before being reduced to misdemeanors either by the court, or as part of the plea bargaining process, Hall said.
A GoFundMe has been created to help with his medical bills and recovery.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/7-year-old-boy-recovering-from-attack
Help Gavin
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-hole-skull-random-attack-neighbour-rock.html
Boy, 7, left with hole in his skull after random attack by neighbour with a rock yards from the front door of his Californian home
Gavin Ludwick, 7, was walking home from a party when the attack happened
Daniel Poulsen, 32, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after CCTV showed him launching rocks towards the youngster
Doctors have been ordered to assess whether Poulsen, who has been found unfit to stand trial 11 times, is able to be prosecuted for the senseless attack
Poulsen reportedly stood on his porch after the attack, watching the child lying lifeless on the ground for 20 minutes
http://jimspub.riversidesheriff.org/cgi-bin/iisinfo.acu?bkno=202022241G
Booking Number :202022241
Name POULSEN, BIRCH DANIEL JR
Sex Race DOB
M H 11/25/1987
Age Hair Eyes Height Weight
32 BRO BRO 06'02" 165
Arrest Date/Time Arresting Agency Arresting Location
07/19/2020 01:34 Desert Hot Springs PD VISTA DEL VALLE DHS 92240
Booked Date/Time Case No. Bail Amount
07/19/2020 08:06 2007D-4953 01000000
Current Facility Larry D. Smith Correctional Housing Unit 1677
Next Court Date/ Time Court Name Release Date
09/17/2020 08:30 Indio Larson Justice Center
Charges
Charge Type Description Bail Disposition Booking Type
273A(A) FEL WILLFUL HARM CHILD 01000000 CONT PC
664/187 FEL ATTEMPTED MURDER 01000000 NF PC
664/187(A) FEL ATTEMPT MURDER:1ST DEG 01000000 CONT PC
