SAN DIEGO – The preliminary hearing for the man charged in the beating death of Jason “Cowboy” Huggins has been postponed for a second time.

Joshua James Larson, 37, has been charged with murder, attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. He faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted.

Larson is accused of bludgeoning Huggins in the head with a rock in a canyon near the 1300 block of Washington Street in Hillcrest, where the homeless gay man was living at the time. Huggins died two weeks later on July 6.

SAN DIEGO – The vicious beating of Jason "Cowboy" Huggins, who suffered irreversible brain damage and died two weeks later on July 6, stunned the LGBT community in San Diego and beyond.

The horrific story spread from San Diego to all parts of the U.S. and even abroad. But the hidden tragedy was that Cowboy was homeless and HIV-positive, living in a place hailed as America’s Finest City.