Florida man drowns after beating girlfriend, her mother to death: police

news.msn.com A Florida man beat his girlfriend and her mother to death with a baseball bat and inflicted severe head injuries on a third person before drowning himself in a lake, according to police and local media on Tuesday. Police identified the dead suspect as James Earl Jones, 32, whose father told officers at the scene Monday night that his son was schizophrenic and had stopped taking his medication. Police said Jones fatally beat Shannon Ratliff, 42, described by local media as his girlfriend, and her mother, Mavis Ratliff, 66. Shannon's brother Eddie Ratliff, 51, was found in critical condition with head trauma and airlifted to a hospital.