NEW ORLEANS — A roofing contractor from Arizona has been charged with second-degree murder after putting his boss in a chokehold during a fight inside a Louisiana hotel room.
The Kenner Police Department reports that Vincent Medearis, 56, was arrested and booked with second-degree murder. According to NOLA.com, the victim was identified as Isaias Fino Jr., 39, of Laveen, Ariz. An autopsy was conducted on March 6, but the official cause of death has yet to be determined.