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Man charged in beating death of man in Allegheny County

Police have charged Lamont Wilford, 48, in the beating death of 50-year-old Eric Henderson in Harrison Township on Nov. 23, 2019. (Photo: Allegheny County Police)

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man has been charged in the beating death of a man in Harrison Township that happened in November.

Lamont Wilford, 48, was arrested on Nov. 27 on a previously issued warrant and taken into Allegheny County Jail. On Thursday, he was charged with criminal homicide.

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Police said on Nov. 23 around 4:47 p.m. they responded to a report of a man beaten along Spruce Street. They said they found Eric Henderson, 50, lying on the sidewalk.

Henderson was taken to a hospital, but died from his injuries.

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