Friends and family of Robert Williams watched as the third person accused of robbing and fatally beating the 40-year-old Oregon City man in Portland appeared in court Friday.

Anthony Lee Benjamin, 33, was arraigned on murder and first-degree robbery allegations this afternoon in Multnomah County Circuit Court.

Earlier in the week, Lynette Anne Harris, 39, of Gresham, and Jarome Lamont Weeks, 23, of Portland were arraigned on the same charges.

Portland police don't believe the three knew Williams, who died Jan 13 at OHSU Hospital after suffering major brain injuries in the attack on the morning of New Year's Eve.

Officers found Williams, a father of three who worked as a furniture delivery man, bleeding on the sidewalk at Northwest Sixth Avenue and Davis Street about 5:30 a.m. Dec. 31.

Before the arrests, his family appealed to the public to provide information in the case and a reward was offered for tips leading to an arrest.

Christy Young, the mother of Williams' 4-year-old twin girls who lived with Williams and had been with him for 13 years, said she's grateful to the police for the arrests. But, she added, "it doesn't bring him back."

"I just want to see these people put away," Young said.

Friends said Williams was a fun, witty dad who loved animals. They're perplexed as to why he was the target of deadly violence.

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"This is a horrifying act to actually go out and hurt another human being," said Michelle Hurst, the mother of Williams' 13-year-old daughter, Haley. "It's an ungodly act."

Longtime friend Kelly Goffeney said she still can't accept that Williams is gone.

"To refer to him as 'was' is the worst," Goffeney said. "And, he shouldn't have been taken away when he was."

Young said she last saw Williams the night before about 8 p.m. She thought he was headed home to Oregon City to work on the roof of their home because it had leaks. Earlier that day, he had just bought a new wallet because he had lost his old one, and she didn't think he had much money on him.

"There's so many unanswered questions," Young said.

Hurst said she needs to know why the crime occurred and wants answers from the accused: "For them to answer why, why did they do this?"

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