DES MOINES — Authorities say a Des Moines resident suspected of fatally injuring a pedestrian while driving a stolen car has been charged with first-degree murder.
The new charge has been filed against 21-year-old Donterius Bomar, who’s already charged with attempted murder, robbery and criminal mischief. His attorney didn’t immediately return a call Tuesday from The Associated Press.
Bomar is accused of assaulting a business employee and stealing the employee’s car within hours of being released from jail on the unrelated charge of attempted murder.
Police say Bomar was driving that car when he hit 69-year-old Charles Michael Childs and kept going.
Childs was found dead two days later inside a tent at a homeless camp. Police say the Polk County medical examiner’s office has determined that Childs’ manner of death was a homicide.