SALINE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man for the beating death of his father in Salina.
Just before 9p.m. Saturday, police and EMS were dispatched to the 900 block of Mellinger Drive for the report of a domestic violence battery, according to a media release.
At the scene, investigators determined that 48-year-old Chad Eric Jones had battered his 79-year-old father, Carlton Jones, and his 78-year-old mother before leaving the scene.
EMS personnel determined that Carlton Jones had serious life-threatening injuries and immediately transported him to Salina Regional Health Center, where he was admitted and placed in the intensive care unit.
Officers located and stopped Chad Jones who was operating a motor vehicle near the crime scene. At that point, he was arrested in connection to the battery of his parents in the 900 block of Mellinger Drive.
On Sunday afternoon, Carlton Jones died at the hospital, according to police.
Chad Jones is being held on requested charges of Murder in the 1st degree, Mistreatment of a dependent adult and Domestic battery.