NEWTON, Kan. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a man in the death of a relative after a New Year’s Eve fight in central Kansas.
Thirty-five-year-old Andrew Martinez has been booked into the Harvey County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of 53-year-old Robert Flores, of Newton.
KWCH-TV reports that a spokesperson for the city of Newton says a fight started Tuesday night inside a house and spilled outside, where Flores was injured and died.
The spokesperson says Flores and Martinez both lived at the home where the fight began.
Details about the exact cause of death have not been released.
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