Fla. Man Kills Roommate Over Toilet Paper

By Associated Press

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MOSS BLUFF, Fla. - A man accused of fatally beating his roommate
with a sledgehammer and a claw hammer because there was no toilet paper
in their home has been arrested.

Franklin Paul Crow, 56, was
charged Monday with homicide in the death of Kenneth Matthews, 58,
according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

Capt. Thomas Bibb said Crow initially denied his involvement, but confessed during questioning.

Crow
told investigators that the men were fighting about the toilet paper
over the weekend when Matthews pulled out a rifle. Crow said he then
began beating Matthews with the sledgehammer and claw hammer, according
to an affidavit.

Matthews was beaten so badly he had to be identified through his fingerprints, detectives said.

Crow was being held at the Marion County jail without bond. It was not immediately known whether he had an attorney.