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Man becomes violent after heart attack claim
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A man has been indicted on felony assault charges after tricking the victim into his home by claiming he was having a heart attack.The defendant, Roger Dale Newby, 59, was indicted on the charge of aggravated assault.His indictment comes after bizarre behavior where he allegedly called a woman he knew on the telephone and told her he needed help because he thought he was having a heart attack.However, when the woman arrived she maintains Newby said he had something to show her and tried to get her to help move his bed. He said he wanted it moved so he could shoot anyone coming into the room.He then reportedly said he was going to kill himself and started getting violent. The woman said she was able to record his statements for evidence.At some point, the woman said Newby made the statement he could blow her head off.