NASHVILLE (MNPD) – James L. Cairy, 55, was taken into custody [Tuesday] on a criminal homicide warrant issued this afternoon following the death of his roommate, Howie Bryant, 53, after a fight inside of their Neill Avenue Apartment early Monday morning. The Medical Examiner’s Office today ruled the death a homicide by blunt force trauma.
Witnesses reported hearing a verbal and physical altercation between the two around 4 a.m. Monday morning. Cairy noted in an interview with detectives that Bryant appeared to be having a seizure prior to his death, but did not call for an ambulance.
Bryant was found with injuries to his face and was pronounced dead at the scene.
