By Pat Culverhouse

Charges against a Minden man stemming from a January altercation which put a 76-year-old man in the hospital with serious head injuries have been upgraded with the reported death of the victim.

Kyle Michael McKinley, a 38-year-old Marshal, TX resident, is now facing one count of manslaughter, a charge that was upgraded from second degree battery as a result of the alleged attack on 76-year-old Will Taylor. The confrontation occurred outside a residence in the 700 block of Center St.

Taylor was taken to a Shreveport hospital where he remained until his transfer to a Minden hospice facility. Taylor reportedly passed away from his injuries at the facility on Feb. 19.

Following additional investigation, an arrest warrant was issued last week for McKinley, Chief of Police Jared McIver said.  He turned himself in at Minden police headquarters Monday morning.

McKinley is currently being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center under a $450,000 bond.

Minden officers reportedly were called to the Center St. scene on Jan. 14 after EMS was notified of an elderly man lying in the street, bleeding from his head. He was taken to Minden Medial Center, then transferred to LSU Health Shreveport’s trauma unit.

During their initial investigation, MPD detectives reviewed camera footage of the incident and obtained an arrest warrant for second degree battery. McKinley was originally held on a $125,000 bond.

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