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MARYSVILLE — One man has been arrested and police are currently looking for a second suspect in connection with the beating of an elderly Marysville man at an area park, according to Marysville Journal-Tribune reports.
Richard Adam McVay, 31, of Zanesfield, was arrested about 2 p.m. Friday. He was initially detained on a Logan County parole violation, but eventually was charged with one count of felonious assault, a second degree felony.
The victim, a 77-year-old man, reportedly was sitting on a bench at Eljer Park in Marysville shortly after noon Thursday when he was approached by two men.
After a brief conversation, the suspects allegedly attacked the victim and left him lying on the ground, Marysville Division of Police officials said. The suspects then fled the area in a dark-colored pickup truck.
Officers said there was no apparent reason for the attack.
Memorial Hospital of Union County officials confirmed that the victim was treated there and transported to a second facility, but could not say where, and would not comment on his condition.
City officials used social media to post surveillance pictures of the incident. Photos showed the truck and one of the suspects wearing a camouflage jacket.
Mr. McVay was quickly identified by members of the public as a suspect. He denied the allegation on social media, stating that his truck has been broken for days and does not run.
“That is not my truck that was at the park,” he wrote Thursday night.
According to jail records, the defendant has a history of arrests for theft, domestic violence, assault, criminal damaging, possession of drugs, driving under suspension and other offenses. He is currently incarcerated at the Tri-County Jail.
Investigators ask for the public’s help to identify the other suspect involved in the assault.
“We are continuing to ask the public to contact the Marysville Division of Police with any information they may have about this incident as we are still actively searching for the second suspect,” according to a press release from the Marysville Division of Police.
“Other charges could be forthcoming against McVay and others, as the investigation is on-going.”
Marysville police can be contacted at 645-7300 or at [email protected]. Individuals who provide information may remain anonymous.
Officers have called the investigation, “a good example of the positive results of collaboration between the community and the Division of Police.”
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