Marion man charged with first-degree murder; the injured victim dies

Brent Anthony Brown, 34, of Marion, died Friday, according to a news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office. He was airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries Wednesday after Luke Truesdell, 34, of Marion, allegedly hit him and three other victims in the head with a metal pipe.

Truesdell now faces a fourth charge of first-degree murder, the news release said. He was already being held on a $4 million bond.

Linn County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to 3699 E. Otter Road in rural Marion, north of Cedar Rapids, around 4 p.m. to find victims with serious injuries in an outbuilding. Three of the victims died at the scene: Romondus Lamar Cooper, 44, of Cedar Rapids; Keonna Victoria Ryan, 26, of Cedar Rapids; and Amanda Sue Parker, 33, of Vinton.