SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Spokane sheriff’s deputies arrested a 34-year-old transient in the beating death of another homeless man whose body was found in the Dishman Hills area near Spokane Valley.
Roland Benton was jailed Wednesday for investigation of murder in the death of 46-year-old Douglas Klages. The Spokane man had lost his job as a chef and battled with alcohol. His body was found by hikers Friday in a small cave.
The Spokesman-Review reports detectives found grocery store video of the two men together earlier Friday.
Benton has had two other arrests in the past month — in a domestic violence case and failing to comply with a court order in a hit-and-run case.
