Stanford Griswold charged with involuntary manslaughter in Brian Euston’s death

All it took to kill Brian Euston was a single punch. That’s the assertion that Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar made Thursday morning when he announced that Stanford C. Griswold had been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter in Euston’s October death.

Euston, 24, was discovered at Westport Road and Mill Street around bar closing time on October 10. He suffered a severe head injury, but initially the cause of death was a mystery, with no witnesses coming forward. He died at Truman Medical Center two days later.

Court documents outlining the charge finally piece together details about what authorities believe happened. See video of Kanatzar announcing the charges after the jump.