A 43-year-old Pine Bluff man is now facing a capital murder charge after a man he was accused of battering died from his injuries nearly two weeks later, authorities said.
Allen Claggett is accused of beating his sister's boyfriend, Henry Johnson, around 1 a.m. June 2 at a home in the 1700 block of South Hickory Street, the Pine Bluff Police Department said.
The sister told investigators later that day, after Johnson lost consciousness and appeared to be suffering from a seizure, that Claggett accused Johnson hours before of beating her. When the sister said Johnson had not done so, Claggett "began hitting her in her face with his fist," the report said.
Claggett then struck Johnson in the face multiple times and stomped on him, the report said.
Medics who responded noted Johnson had "major head injuries," police said. He was airlifted to a Little Rock hospital, where he died Tuesday night.
Claggett is being held without bail.
State Desk on 06/15/2017