Who Was He?

A man with 'a troubled background, born out of wedlock, a jobless thirty-something of Middle Eastern origin.

He had had previous run-ins with local authorities for disruptive public behavior and vandalism, and associated with the members of a fringe religious group. He spent his time in the company of sex workers and criminals.

When he was arrested, he had not held a fixed residence for years, and led an itinerant lifestyle, staying at the homes of friends and advocating the redistribution of wealth.'

Read the Washington Post, Crucified man had prior run-in with authorities.