A beloved Texas engineer who became close friends with Fox News stars Greg Gutfeld and Kat Timpf was murdered in an unprovoked attack while sitting on a park bench, police and reports said. <\/p>\n
Andrew James Wimsatt, 62, of Austin, was slain Sept. 7 \u2014 just moments after sitting down in the park following a visit with his mother at her Round Rock nursing home, according to Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n Williamson County Sheriff\u2019s deputies arrested 26-year-old Benedict Chinedu Ogbodiegwu on murder and theft charges after surveillance cameras captured the brutal 11 a.m. attack. <\/p>\n Texas man Andrew James Wimsatt is remembered by Fox News hosts after a repeat offender was arrested in a savage park bench slaying. Kat Timpf<\/p>\n Ogbodiegwu allegedly grabbed Wimsatt from behind and repeatedly stabbed him in the neck before wiping blood off his shirt and walking away, court filings obtained by Fox 7 Austin<\/a> show.<\/p>\n Wimsatt \u2014 a retired civil engineer with a Ph.D. who worked for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute \u2014 was a well-known regular among the cast of \u201cGutfeld!\u201d and the former show \u201cRed Eye.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Over years of clipping show segments and attending live events, he formed close personal ties with network personalities.<\/p>\n \u201cThe crime, to me, is so heinous and shocking that I\u2019m still trying to comprehend it,\u201d Gutfeld told Fox News Digital. \u201cI may never.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAt first, I was suspicious, because I always assume people do things because they want things,\u201d Gutfeld said.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI was wrong with Andrew. He did stuff for people \u2014 lots of people \u2014 because he enjoyed being of service, and promoting stuff that he genuinely enjoys and believes in.\u201d<\/p>\n Libertarian pundit Kat Timpf was also left \u201cshocked, disgusted and angry\u201d by the sudden loss of her longtime friend.<\/p>\n