A 65-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the killing of a man earlier this month, Tucson police say.

About 3 a.m. Nov. 21, officers found Barry S. Marler, 64, dead inside an apartment on North Stone Avenue near West Speedway, Tucson police said in a news release. Detectives were called after officers said Marler "appeared to have sustained physical trauma," the release said.

An autopsy later deemed Marler's death a homicide.

On Thursday, the resident of the apartment, Joe Curtis O’Cain, was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and first-degree murder. O'Cain was being held at the Pima County jail on $1 million bond, the release said.


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