Charles Richard Rick Newman, 56, of Heath, Ohio, was killed on November 26, 2015. Newman, who owned Newman Excavating and was active in local groups including the Moose Lodge, Newark Eagles, and the Freemasons, was shot multiple times at his Rosemary Lane home in Licking Township after an argument with 69-year-old Milton D. Jarvis. Newman sustained gunshot wounds to the chest, left arm, and head and was later pronounced dead; the Licking County Coroner’s Office ruled his death a homicide.

A scuffle during the confrontation left Jarvis also shot; he later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Jarvis had prior convictions, including a 1980 murder conviction in Indiana and a 1999 drug conviction, and was not legally permitted to possess a firearm. Detectives continued to investigate the nature of the argument and how the two men knew one another. Funeral services were held at Reed-Egan Funeral Home in Newark.

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