Three teenagers in
Florida have been arrested for unleashing "a vicious attack" on a 64-year-old
homeless man, with one of the
teens telling cops that the victim "dissed" his "dead homies," according to court documents.
Marcavion Lacey, 19, Robert Pope, 17, and Justin Curry, 13, are all charged with murder in connection with the Oct. 19 attack, which left New York native and former World Trade Center worker Roger Borkum fatally injured in a "pool" of his own blood, according to an
arrest report filed by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Borkum had worked as a consultant on the 77th floor of Tower 1 before being let go in July 2001, just months before the 9/11 attacks. His family had not seen him in 24 years before his death was reported.
"On Sunday, October 19, 2025, District 1 patrol officers responded to an aggravated battery and discovered Roger Borkum had been severely beaten," the sheriff's office said in a
press release on Friday. "He was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries four days later."
According to the arrest report, Borkum was found lying on the ground with a large amount of blood "pooled" around his head and a "blood trail extending down the sidewalk." The three teens accused of attacking him were allegedly captured on surveillance video approaching Borkum before the assault.
"They crouched down, as though they were sneaking up on the victim," a law enforcement officer alleges in the report. "I observed all three suspects kick and stomp on the victim. After battering the victim, the suspects fled the crime scene."
