Ohio Man Charged With Killing 4 Men In Different Homes

A man has been charged with aggravated murder in the deaths of four men whose bodies were found in separate homes in a small Ohio town. Charges against 41-year-old Donald Hoffman were announced during a court hearing Thursday morning in Bucyrus, about 65 miles north of Columbus. He had been in custody since Tuesday. Authorities say the men were found dead in their residences on Monday and Tuesday. All suffered blunt force trauma. Killed were 55-year-old Billy Jack Chatman, 67-year-old Freelin Hensley, 65-year-old Darrell Lewis and 65-year-old Gerald Lee Smith. Hoffman had been scheduled to face a judge Thursday on a probation violation.