The housemate of a man found dead and decomposing in his Franklinton bedroom has been charged with murder. Columbus police have been looking for Quentin Robertson, 40, since the body of Michael Freeman was found by a maintenance man at 444 Holton Ave. on May 22.

The housemate of a man found dead and decomposing in his Franklinton bedroom has been charged with murder.

Columbus police have been looking for Quentin Robertson, 40, since the body of Michael Freeman was found by a maintenance man at 444 Holton Ave. on May 22.

A complaint filed on Sunday in Franklin County Municipal Court says that Robertson stabbed Freeman. Police have said that Freeman apparently had been dead for weeks; Robertson hasn�t been seen for just as long.

Police searched the 540-square-foot house that was rented to three men. Despite an overwhelming smell of decomposition in the house, the third roommate told police that he hadn�t noticed an odor and he didn�t know where Freeman or Robertson were, according to the search-warrant affidavit.

Freeman�s body was found inside a blue rubber tub in a closet with a towel wrapped around the head, according to the warrant�s inventory list. In a trash bag in Freeman�s room, investigators found VCR tapes and a VCR cover with blood on it, bloody towels and a bloody pillow.

Bloody shoes, socks and underwear were found in Robertson�s closet, according to the property list. Kitchen and folding knives also were taken from the house.

Robertson is a convicted sex offender who was released from prison in August 2011 after serving 15 years for attempted rape. Since then, he�s twice been convicted of menacing, including one incident in which he threatened a man with a steak knife.

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