RUSSELL, Iowa — An Ottumwa man is charged with second-degree murder in connection to a deadly assault, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said Sunday.
On Friday, Aug. 4, the Lucas County Sheriff's Office received a report regarding an assault that took place in Russell in early July.
33-year-old Nicholas Johnson, of Florida, was hospitalized with "life-threatening injuries" as a result of the assault. Johnson was hospitalized until his death on Aug. 7.
Investigators believe the injuries Johnson sustained were caused by 30-year-old Trenton Orwig of Ottumwa.
DCI agents and Ottumwa police officers arrested Orwig on Friday.
Orwig is charged with one count of second-degree murder. He is currently being held in jail without bond.
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