Police in Monroe County have arrested a man who they say killed a man as a result of multiple chop and incised wounds to the head sustained during an assault.
Kassey Russell, 25, of Fountain Run was arrested Tuesday night at 11:47 p.m. CST in the limits of Bowling Green at Kentucky State Police Post 3. Russell was charged with the Murder of 53-year-old Roger G. Mansfield of Cherry Street in Fountain Run, KY. Detectives developed information throughout the course of the day that led them to Russell, who was found at a local hotel in Bowling Green.
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The preliminary autopsy results indicate that Mansfield died as a result of multiple chop and incised wounds to the head sustained during an assault. The final autopsy report, including toxicology results, will not be available for several weeks.
Russell was initially arrested Tuesday night on a Monroe County indictment warrant that charged him with Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument 2nd Degree and Persistent Felony Offender 1st Degree.
Russell is being held in the Monroe County Jail. The case remains under investigation.
