Oklahoma Man Arrested in Motel Beating Death
From Times Staff Reports
An Oklahoma man was being held on suspicion of murder Saturday after he allegedly beat another man to death in a motel room, police said.
Leroy David Ansaldo, 32, was arrested Friday after police were called to the Big-A Motel on Glassell Street, authorities said. Officers found Alan J. Hopper, 45, of Orange fatally injured.
He died at the scene of “blunt force trauma,” police said.
The two men were acquaintances, police said, but no further details were available.
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