INDIANAPOLIS — Marion County prosecutors say 36-year-old Brandon Eaton is facing 40 years in prison for assaulting a man in the stairwell of his apartment, which is on Prospect Street, near East Morris Street and Woodlawn Avenue, in Fountain Square. It happened in January 2024.
Eaton knocked on Joshua Burton’s front door on January 28th around 3:30 a.m., according to Burton’s wife, Christina Burton. She says Eaton asked to use the bathroom, but Joshua denied his request and closed the door.
According to court documents, around 5:30 a.m., Joshua went to walk their dogs. He was then beaten with a piece of wood by Eaton, who then ran off…