Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Man charged in former Villanova star Howard Porter's death

By John McMullen
The Phanatic Magazine

Murder charges filed Tuesday against a St. Paul, Minnesota man painted an ugly portrait of former Villanova star Howard Porter's last moments.

According to the criminal complaint filed in Ramsey County District Court, Porter was trying to trade crack cocaine and money for sex with a prostitute when he was beaten to death.

The 58-year-old Porter died May 26, a week after he was found unconscious in a Minneapolis alley.

Rashad Arthur Raleigh, 29, was arrested Sunday and charged Tuesday with second-degree murder.

Authorities allege Porter accompanied a prostitute he had picked up to her apartment. The woman claimed four masked men rushed in to her apartment threw her to the floor and demanded drugs and money from Porter before beating him.

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