Ontario man charged with trying to lure boy killed in Florida jail

MARIANNA, Fla. — Police say an 82-year-old Ontario man has been killed in a Florida jail, allegedly by his cellmate.

Arthur Williams of Tillsonburg, Ont., was in custody after being charged for allegedly trying to lure a nine-year-old boy.

Marianna, Fla., police chief Hayes Baggett says officers were called to the Jackson County Correctional Facility early Monday morning to investigate a reported homicide.

Investigators say staff found Williams dead during a security check.

Frederick Patterson, 21, of Brunswick, Ga., is facing a murder charge and is alleged to have killed Williams in what police called an “ambush style attack.”

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Williams was charged in October 2017 with loitering and prowling, trespassing, aggravated stalking, making a threatening phone call and attempting to lure a child under the age of 12.

The Canadian Press