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Lansing man arraigned on murder charge after fight

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A Lansing man has been charged in the death of another man.

47-year-old Ricky Thomas was arraigned on open murder, and resisting-obstructing arrest charges Monday. He is being held without bond.

On January 6th, 2017, the Lansing Police Department responded to a disturbance call in the 500 block of South Butler around 10p.m.

When officers arrived, they found 57-year-old Lorenza McKinney Jr. unconscious and evidence a fight had taken place.

Officers performed CPR on McKinney, who was transported to a local hospital by the Lansing Fire Department where he was pronounced dead.

Thomas was arrested at the scene.

He's scheduled to be in 54-A District court in front of Judge Cherry on Thursday, January 19th, 2017 at 1:30p.m.