Angry over alleged theft of his Taco Bell, man beats 72-year-old roommate to death: Prosecutors

Mark Joseph Newsome beat his roommate, Dale Mitchell at this home at Roseville, Michigan, prosecutors said. The attack was over a Taco Bell meal, roommates said. (Mug shot: Macomb County Sheriff

Mark Joseph Newsome beat his roommate, Dale Mitchell at this home at Roseville, Michigan, prosecutors said. The attack was over a Taco Bell meal, roommates said. (Mug shot: Macomb County Sheriff’s Office; screenshot WJBK)

A man beat his elderly roommate to death after an argument over Taco Bell, according to witnesses and a prosecutor.

Mark Joseph Newsome, 54, is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly killing Dale Mitchell, 72, Wednesday at a boarding house in Roseville, Michigan, in the 27000 block of Waldorf Street.

Fellow roommates Bob McQuade and Larry Melton said they were each trying to sleep when the violence started, according to Detroit Fox affiliate WJBK. The fatal dispute was over Newsome claiming Mitchell stole his Taco Bell, they said.

Melton told the outlet he overheard, “Why are you doing this? Why are you doing this? Leave me alone. Quit, please quit.”

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