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Monday, Oct. 4, 1999 | 2:42 a.m.
Ira C. Ellison is charged with the Sept. 21 killing of John Riesen, 43. Riesen was bludgeoned in the head at Borgman Repair, where both men had worked.
Police said Riesen had worked at the shop but was told to leave by the business owner.
Officers said Riesen appeared intoxicated and angry when he returned to the shop that day and confronted Ellison and a fight ensued.
Police allege Ellison struck Riesen in the head at least 15 times with a metal object when Riesen attempted to stand up after tripping over an engine block.
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