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Charges filed against man who punched, killed another man he thought was talking too loudly

A man who punched and killed another man for making too much noise at a Woods Cross motel has been charged in the death.

Ross Alan Latham, 31, was charged in 2nd District Court with homicide by assault, a third-degree felony, after he punched an Arizona man, who later died from his injuries.

According to police, both Latham and Tilman Bitsoie, 45, were staying at the Intown Suites at 635 S. 700 West on March 4. Bitsoie was in the hallway talking on his phone when Latham began “yelling at the victim to keep it down,” police said.

Later, when Bitsoie went outside, “he was again confronted” by Latham, who was “threatening to fight him.” Latham punched Bitsoie, who “went down and went unconscious,” according to a probable cause statement.

Bitsoie was transported to Lakeview Hospital, then transferred to the University of Utah Hospital, where he died from his injuries Tuesday.

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