MOSS BLUFF, Florida (AP) -- A man was arrested and accused of fatally beating his roommate with hammers because there was no toilet paper in their home, police said.

 

Franklin Paul Crow, 56, was charged Monday with homicide, according to a spokesman with the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

 

Crow is accused in the death of Kenneth Matthews, 58, the spokesman said.

 

Capt. Thomas Bibb said Crow initially denied his involvement, but later confessed during questioning.(Watch how an 11-year-old helped get the confession -- 1:30)

 

Crow told investigators that the men were fighting about the toilet paper over the weekend when Matthews pulled out a rifle.

 

Crow said he then began beating Matthews with the sledgehammer and claw hammer, according to an affidavit.

 

Matthews was beaten so badly he had to be identified through his fingerprints, detectives said.

 

Crow was being held at the Marion County jail without bond. It was not immediately known whether he had an attorney.

 

There's a video of a confession on the website: http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/02/21/toilet.paper.ap/index.html

The other dude pulled out a rifle...it was self defense!

Capt. Thomas Bibb said Crow initially denied his involvement, but later confessed during questioning.(Watch how an 11-year-old helped get the confession -- 1:30)

 

:mischief2

Holy sh*t, that sounds like one of those webpages that predict how you die -

 

 

"You die when you're 58 years old, because there's no toilet paper in your house" :plain

It's not expensive, being paper and all. :plain

Oh my...

I've had homicidal thoughts because my roommates leave garbage anywhere and everywhere, so I can see why this guy would kill his roommate over a lack of toilet paper.

the sad part....

 

he'll be on the street in a year.

What is this world coming to when you get killed over TP? :plain

What is this world coming to when you get killed over TP? :plain

 

We're in deep sh*t.

 

(Pun very, very intended)

What an "ass wipe". literally