Ohio man charged after assault videos posted on Facebook
30-year-old Thomas Patton, of Marion, Ohio was indicted Wednesday on one count of felonious assault
Authorities say an Ohio man has been charged criminally after using Facebook Live to record a beating.
30-year-old Thomas Patton, of Marion, Ohio was indicted Wednesday on one count of felonious assault.
Marion police say Patton was arrested after officers found video posts on his Facebook page that included the beating and one in which he says he'd punch the first person he saw walking down the street.
Police say officers responded Sept. 20 to a call about a 21-year-old man who said he'd been assaulted by a stranger. An affidavit says the man was punched in the face several times and received treatment for a broken nose which was bleeding when police arrived on the scene.
The man said he was walking down the street when he was approached by a stranger who asked how he was doing before pummeling him in the face.
Marion police say Patton was arrested after officers found video posts on his Facebook page that included the beating and another with threats. Police say Patton admitted to the assault after being arrested, stating that he was upset after both losing his job and girlfriend
Marion police then say they were alerted of Patton who they found with Facebook videos of him striking someone in the face repeatedly.
Police say Patton admitted to the assault after being arrested, stating that he was upset after both losing his job and girlfriend.
He is currently detained at Multi-County Correctional Center.
Court records don't indicate whether Patton has an attorney.