A Navy veteran facing charges of attempted murder is accused of violently attacking the owner of the renowned “Trump House” in Southern California. According to a friend, the suspect suffers from mental health issues, and the victim’s wife has expressed little hope for her husband’s recovery.
Thirty-two-year-old Thomas Caleb Butler is currently detained without bail at the Vista Detention Facility in San Diego County. A close acquaintance shared with the California Post that Butler’s motives for attacking 69-year-old Kerry Sheron remain unclear. However, they noted Butler was on medication for his mental health struggles.
“He’s the kind of person who enjoys playing with Legos and Star Wars collectibles,” Butler’s friend reportedly commented.
Thomas Matthew Butler is pictured, accused of the brutal assault on Kerry Sheron, owner of the Southern California “Trump House.” The photograph’s date remains unspecified. (Image obtained by The California Post)
The friend highlighted that Butler’s medication regimen was no longer effective, and his mental state was declining. Following his service in the Navy, Butler has been unemployed.
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The friend also reportedly said that Butler “sits in his room and thinks everyone is coming to get him.”
Sheron’s property was adorned in American flags and pro-Trump paraphernalia, which for years caused neighbors and residents to sometimes complain about the display. His property has also been subject to vandalism.
Police tape outside the Escondido home where an elderly man was critical injured and a good Samaritan hurt after intervening in an apparent attack. Police have arrested a 32-year-old man named Thomas Caleb Butler on an attempted murder charge. (onscene.tv)
Around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Escondido, California police officers responded to reports of an assault at the intersection of East Mission Avenue and Buchanan Street, adjacent to the “Trump House.”
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They found a man, later identified as Sheron, “suffering from significant injuries,” and police said that a bystander who intervened during the alleged attack was also injured.
Butler fled the scene but was tracked down by police shortly thereafter.
Sheron is currently in intensive care, and his wife, Maria Garcia, told The Post that she doesn’t expect her husband to survive.
Police man the perimeter after taping off the intersection near where an elderly man was almost killed in an attack Wednesday that led to attempted murder charges for the suspect, 32-year-old Thomas Caleb Butler, of Escondido, California. (onscene.tv)
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She thinks the attack was politically motivated.
“He tried to kill my husband, you know,” she told CBS 8. “It’s terrible. I don’t know what kind of hate… what heart, the black heart.”
“They don’t like the flags. I don’t know why. I support America. My husband is [a] veteran,” she said.
An Escondido police officer moves down the front walkway outside the home where an elderly man was almost killed Wednesday in Southern California. (onscene.tv)
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., called for a “full and immediate investigation” on his X account, adding that President Trump’s supporters are “routinely the victims of leftist violence all across the country.”