Rome Woman Found Battered and Murdered, Homeless Rome Man Arrested

A 47 year-old homless Rome man, James Lincoln Lowe, has been charged with the murder of 58 year-old Leatrice Ruth Frye.

Reports said that on May 1^st Lowe maliciously beat Frye in the face causing two black eyes, a brain bleed, a broken hyoid bone, a fracture to the 7^th thoracic vertebra and numerous others visible wounds.

Police said that they were originally dispatched to the home on Etowah Terrace for a welfare check.  The victim’s son had told authorities that he had not heard from his mother for several days and wanted her to be checked on.   Frye’s body was later found on the floor with a chair straddling her bloodied body.

Lowe had been arrested back on May 11^th for burglarizing a home on Etowah Terrace.  Police stated that Lowe entered a woman’s home on May 1^st and stole $100.  

Lowe is charged with malace murder, aggravated assault with intent to murder, aggravated assault with intent to rob, murder, and aggravated battery.