BATMAN
02-21-2006, 02:01 PM
A man was arrested and accused of fatally beating his roommate with hammers because there was no toilet paper in their home, police said.
Franklin Paul Crow, 56, was charged Monday with homicide in the death of Kenneth Matthews, 58, according to a spokesman with the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
Capt. Thomas Bibb said Crow initially denied his involvement, but later confessed during questioning.
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Crow told investigators that the men were fighting about the toilet paper over the weekend when Matthews pulled out a rifle.
Crow said he then began beating Matthews with the sledgehammer and claw hammer, according to an affidavit.
Matthews was beaten so badly he had to be identified through his fingerprints, detectives said.
Crow was being held at the Marion County jail without bond. It was not immediately known whether he had an attorney.
Franklin Paul Crow, 56, was charged Monday with homicide in the death of Kenneth Matthews, 58, according to a spokesman with the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
Capt. Thomas Bibb said Crow initially denied his involvement, but later confessed during questioning.
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/LAW/02/21/toilet.paper.ap/vert.tp.jpg
Crow told investigators that the men were fighting about the toilet paper over the weekend when Matthews pulled out a rifle.
Crow said he then began beating Matthews with the sledgehammer and claw hammer, according to an affidavit.
Matthews was beaten so badly he had to be identified through his fingerprints, detectives said.
Crow was being held at the Marion County jail without bond. It was not immediately known whether he had an attorney.