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MARYSVILLE — A Marysville man succumbed to head injuries sustained over the weekend after he allegedly was severely beaten by his roommate, and the roommate is currently in custody on felonious assault charges, the Marysville Journal-Tribune reports.
The victim, John Dixon, 45, of 627 E. Fourth St., Marysville, was found on the front porch of the property when officers of the Marysville Police Department responded to the home about 4:32 a.m. Saturday on a report of a fight.
Officers said fellow resident Todd M. Lane, 43, was standing over Dixon when they arrived.
Lane was placed under arrest for felonious assault and is currently being held in the Tri-County Jail with a $500,000 bond.
Dixon was first transported to Memorial Hopsital of Union County in Marysville, and then was transferred to the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, where he later died from his injuries.
Marysville Police Chief Tony Brooks said the investigation is ongoing, and further charges are pending the autopsy results from the Franklin County Coroner’s Office.
The Union County Sheriff’s Office assisted the police department at the scene.