The California man accused of stabbing 78-year-old Las Palapas restaurant chain founder Edward “Ron” Acosta to death Tuesday was suffering a mental health crisis at the time of the attack, the Express-News reports, citing details from a family member.
Police on Wednesday confirmed to KSAT that David Ruiz, 39, is in custody for the homicide of Acosta, his uncle.
Ruiz had been living in Whittier, California, and didn’t have much contact with Acosta, Ruiz’s father James, 78, told the Express-News. He also told the daily his son was in the midst mental health crisis…