KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the beating death of a 78-year-old man in September.
Around 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 23, police received a call about a physical disturbance between two men in the 2300 block of Ridge Avenue.
When officers arrived, they located a man lying outside his home, unconscious and suffering from apparent trauma to the head.
The man, later identified as 78-year-old Leroy Alexander, was transported to an area hospital. A Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesperson said Alexander died from his injuries a week later on Sept. 30.
The spokesperson said officers eventually arrested a suspect in the case.
On Oct. 1, the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office charged Perry Allen Tilghman, 31, with one count of second-degree murder, unintentional but reckless, in connection with Alexander’s death.
Tilghman made his first appearance before a Wyandotte County District Court Judge on Oct. 3 and was appointed a public defender.
A preliminary hearing in the case is set for Nov. 19.
Tilghman remains in custody at the Wyandotte County Jail on a $150,000 bond.
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