OTTUMWA, Iowa — A man has died after being assaulted Sunday afternoon, according to the Ottumwa Police Department.
Police responded to a report of an assault taking place in a Casey's parking lot around 1:45 p.m. Sunday. The victim of the assault was unconscious and "appeared severely injured" when officers arrived.
The victim was later identified as 49-year-old Grant Cochran of Ottumwa. Cochran was first transported to the Ottumwa Regional Health Center before being moved to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Cochran died as a result of his injuries on Wednesday.
Leon Laroy Stewart, 39, of Ottumwa, has been arrested and charged with willful injury. A second charge of second-degree murder was filed following Cochran's passing.
