BUCYRUS, Ohio — An Ohio man was charged with aggravated murder Thursday in the slayings of four men who were found beaten in separate homes earlier this week.
Donald Hoffman had been in custody since Tuesday. The charges against the 41-year-old were announced during what had been a scheduled hearing on an alleged probation violation.
The bodies of 55-year-old Billy Jack Chatman and 67-year-old Freelin Hensley were discovered Monday in this town of 12,000 residents about 65 miles north of Columbus. Then on Tuesday, the bodies of 65-year-old Darrell Lewis and 65-year-old Gerald Lee Smith were found.
Bucyrus police Chief Dave Koepke noted at least one gruesome commonality: "All the victims suffered." Koepke said each man had trauma above the shoulders, but he wouldn't give specifics.
Read Friday’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.
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