Richard Lombardi allegedly killed his "often sneezing" elderly roommate Frank Griswold in their Marshfield, Mass., home on Thanksgiving for standing "too close" to their cooking holiday spread.

Lombardi “surmised that Frank Griswold’s feet got tangled up, and he fell and hit his head on the floor,” prosecutor Joseph Presley said in court. open image in gallery.

Massachusetts Massachusetts man allegedly killed roommate, 80, after being ‘too close’ to Thanksgiving food Richard Lombardi, 65, said his 80-year-old roommate Frank Griswold sneezed often and ...

Robert Lombardi, 65, was charged in connection to the death of his roommate Frank Griswold, 80, after he "shoved" him in a dispute over "holiday meal preparations" at their home in Marshfield on ...

Robert Lombardi, 65, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the death of his roommate Frank Griswold, 80, after he 'shoved' him at their home on Nov. 27 during a 'disagreement ...

Richard Lombardi, 65, was making Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday when his long-time roommate and friend Frank Griswold, 80, came into the kitchen.

SAYING THIS ALL APPEARS TO BE AN ACCIDENT. 65 YEAR OLD RICHARD LOMBARDI IN COURT ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS 80 YEAR OLD ROOMMATE, FRANK GRISWOLD. IT HAPPENED WEDNESDAY AT THE HOME THEY SHARED ON MAIN ...

Upon arriving to the reported residence, officers said they found 80-year-old Frank Griswold unconscious on the kitchen floor with blood coming from his head.

He and Griswold became business associates in the 1990s, then friends and ultimately roommates in 2001. Lombardi has no previous criminal history. A probable cause hearing is set for Dec. 19.