NORTH VERNON – A probable cause affidavit filed in the murder case against a North Vernon man alleges the victim was savagely beaten over a disagreement about missing keys.
That’s what one witness told investigators he saw when Brian K. Kirby, 52, North Vernon, was last seen alive on March 27, according to a probable cause affidavit filed Thursday in Jennings Circuit Court.
Alan J. Marantos, 34, North Vernon, was arrested Thursday on charges of murder, robbery (Level 2 felony), aggravated battery (Level 3 felony), abuse of a corpse (Level 6 felony), obstruction of justice (Level 6 felony) and intimidation (Class A misdemeanor), in connection with Kirby’s death.
Investigators believe Kirby’s body was first burned before parts of the charred remains were discarded in multiple locations around Jennings County, according to Indiana State Police investigators.
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