TOLEDO, Ohio — Update: Antwuan Lawson was found not guilty by a Lucas County jury on Feb. 2, 2023.
Toledo police are investigating the city's 68th homicide of the year after a man was found dead Sunday inside a west Toledo hotel.
According to a police report, officers responded to the Relax Inn on Telegraph Road about 9 a.m. to check the safety of an individual. William Williams, 53, was found dead.
The Lucas County Coroner conducted an autopsy Monday and determined the death to be a homicide. 40-year-old Antwuan Lawson and 40-year-old Sara Bowlus-Houck were arrested and charged with felonious assault.
According to an affidavit, the victim was strangled. Bowlus-Houck was found with Williams' credit cards and other belongings.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111.