"SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The suspect in the deadly stabbing of a father in San Francisco last week was arraigned and plead not guilty on Friday. The suspect, Daniel Patrick Rodriguez Jr., is charged with murder and child endangerment due to the victim's 8-year-old child witnessing the incident. The stabbing happened September 10 shortly after Robert Paul Byrd, 35, picked up his son from Commodore Sloat Elementary School."
"The San Francisco Chronicle reports that prosecutors say Rodriguez brushed shoulders in a crosswalk with Byrd which escalated into the stabbing. The men were strangers. Byrd's supporters say he and his son were holding hands moments before the stabbing. Rodriguez's lawyer previously said he wants him moved to a hospital for cancer treatment. Rodriguez was denied bail and remains in custody. His next court date is October 1."
Daniel Patrick Rodriguez Jr. was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to murder and child endangerment charges. The charges stem from a September 10 stabbing that killed 35-year-old Robert Paul Byrd shortly after Byrd picked up his son from Commodore Sloat Elementary School. Prosecutors allege Rodriguez brushed shoulders with Byrd in a crosswalk, which escalated into the fatal stabbing. Witnesses and supporters say Byrd and his eight-year-old son were holding hands moments before the attack. Rodriguez's lawyer requested a hospital transfer for cancer treatment. Rodriguez was denied bail, remains in custody, and has a next court date of October 1.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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