Just three weeks after being released from jail on probation for slashing the tire of a motorist, a Pacific Beach panhandler was arrested for the same offense: carrying a dagger in public.
Probation has been revoked for Rex Wayne Manley, 48, who pleaded guilty Feb. 10 to the felony offense of carrying a concealed dagger in a Jan. 28 incident. He was released from jail Jan. 7 on terms of three years’ probation after serving 97 days of his 180-day sentence.
Sentencing was set for March 12 by San Diego Superior Court Judge Michael Groch.
Court records say Manley has agreed to accept a 120-day jail term for this offense. It’s possible he could receive 83 more days in jail for the probation revocation, as he did not serve the full 180-day sentence on the first charge.
Manley slashed the tire of motorist Nicole Sours Larson while she was at a stop sign on Grand Avenue on Sept. 16, 2014 during a rainstorm. A freelance writer, Larson wrote an account of the incident in Beach & Bay Press.
Larson wrote she saw the man kneeling by her front left tire, jabbing at it, before he walked away. Another motorist signaled her to check her tire.
Manley, who said he’s been homeless for 27 years, said he carried a knife with him to use as a can opener and not as a weapon. He previously has been convicted of two misdemeanors involving possession of drug paraphernalia and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He remains in jail without bail.