PAWTUCKET -- A homeless man remains hospitalized as Pawtucket police search for the person who beat him unconscious in a parking lot early Saturday morning.
Another homeless man, who was looking for a place to sleep around 4 a.m., discovered 58-year-old John L. Simms moaning, his head bleeding and bruised, in a parking lot at 8 Summer St., according to a police report.
Maj. Arthur Martins said the assault remained under investigation. Simms' condition was upgraded at Rhode Island Hospital from critical to serious on Wednesday.
Simms has a long record of assaults, and as recently as April was charged with domestic assault and violating a no-contact order.
Police ask anyone with information about Saturday's assault to call (401) 727-9100, Detective Donti Rosciti, ext. 737, or Detective Dave Silva, ext. 760.