Jonathan Dale Crenshaw (1972 – May 12, 2023) was an American artist and homeless man from

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. He was born without arms and entertained bystanders and tourists of the area by creating paintings and art pieces with his feet as he trained himself to do. He was briefly in one of “Dave Portnoy's One Bite Pizza Reviews”

Arrest

In 2018, he was charged with stabbing 22-year-old Cesar Coronado in

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, a tourist from

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with scissors and chasing him down the street. He was charged with aggravated battery but was released after the trial. According to him, Cesar punched him and he acted in self-defense. A video of the incident went viral on social media.

Death

Crenshaw died on May 12, 2023 of

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. His death wasn't reported for almost a year.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crenshaw, Jonathan Artists from Miami Painters from Florida 1972 births 2023 deaths American artists with disabilities