A Salina man has been has been arrested in connected with the death of his father.
According to information from the Salina Police Department (SPD), officers and Salina Fire Department EMS were dispatched to the 900 block of Mellinger Drive at approximately 8:46 p.m. Saturday for the report of a domestic violence battery.
"Information learned at the scene indicated that Chad Eric Jones, 48 years old, had battered his 79-year-old father, Carlton Jones, and his 78-year-old mother before leaving the scene," SPD reported in a news release issued this afternoon.
EMS personnel determined that Carlton Jones had serious life-threatening injuries and immediately transported him to Salina Regional Health Center, where he was admitted and placed in the intensive care unit, SPD noted.
Officers located and stopped Chad Eric Jones, who was operating a motor vehicle near the crime scene. At that point, he was arrested in connection to the battery of his parents in the 900 block of Mellinger Drive.
On Sunday afternoon, Carlton Jones died while in SRHC ICU, according to SPD.
Chad Eric Jones has been booked into the Saline County Jail on the following requested charges, SPD reported.
Murder in the 1st degree
Mistreatment of a dependent adult
Domestic battery