BEAUMONT — The former roommate of suspected Beaumont bomber Jonathan Matthew Torres, whose name was on numerous notes and postcards discovered during the investigation, talked about what it was like to live with him.
"People were calling me, they were like, ''You know, your name's on the news, right?'" Hancock said.
Hancock was the man whose name and initials were signed on multiple notes and postcards by Torres. He said federal agents questioned him the same day they raided Torres' house.
"They were like, 'Long story short, we know it's not you, you’re not in trouble, but this dude's putting your name on stuff,'" Hancock said.
Hancock said he stayed with Torres for a short period of time after meeting him through social media. He said he still can’t believe this all happened.
"The first couple days, I said, 'Man, that’s crazy,'" he said. "Then one day I was sitting there and just thinking I was like, 'Dude, I brought my kids around this guy.' I got a four year old and a two year old and my daughters are my best friends in the world."
He said Torres generally kept to himself.
"He was a homebody. He didn't have any friends, he really didn't talk to anybody he was just anti-social," Hancock said. "He was real collective, he didn't talk about a lot. He was just to the point where didn't he like life, he was unhappy."
After everything thing that’s happened, Hancock said he still wants to reach out and help Torres.
"He was a good guy man, a good guy," Hancock said. "I think it was a cry for help and hopefully he gets what he need, I’m going to try to help him."