BATON ROUGE — 92-year-old Larry Salisbury was possibly already dead when police officers responded to two welfare checks at the man's Baton Rouge home, according to The Advocate.

His son, 45-year-old Bruce Salisbury, was arrested Tuesday night for first-degree murder and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. 

Officers responded to Larry Salisbury's home on Archery Drive around 6:30 p.m. Monday, where they found him beaten to death. The Advocate reports he had multiple skull fractures, brain bleeding, a crushed larynx, facial fractures, multiple bone fractures and a spine fracture. 

Officials believe Larry Salisbury had been dead for 24 to 26 hours, as his body was reportedly no longer in rigor mortis by the time the Coroner's Office responded. This suggests that Larry Salisbury could have been dead when police responded to two welfare checks at the home the day prior. 

Around 2 a.m. Sunday, neighbors reportedly called the police because they heard Bruce Salisbury smashing a window on his father's car. When officers responded around 3:45 a.m., Bruce Salisbury told them that after his father took away his car keys, he smashed the window out of anger. Officers left around 4 a.m. and said they did not observe anyone else in the home, The Advocate states. 

The next day, police responded to the home again around 9:50 a.m. for another welfare check, where a neighbor told police that Bruce Salisbury said his father was dead. Officers again received no response from anyone inside the home. 

Police executed a search warrant around nine hours after the second welfare check, when Larry Salisbury was found dead.

The search for Bruce Salisbury to question him about his father's death began shortly after that.

On Tuesday, officers attempted to stop a vehicle on Sherwood Forest Boulevard that they believed Bruce Salisbury was driving. He then led police on a high-speed chase, reportedly hitting speeds of up to 100 mph before crashing on Greenwell Street. Footage from the scene showed Bruce Salisbury's car flipped onto its side along the road.

Larry Salisbury had a protective order against his son after Bruce, following a July beating that police said left the man with two black eyes and dried blood in his ears. Bruce Salisbury pleaded guilty to the charge in September; he was sentenced to six months in the East Baton Parish Prison, which were suspended and he was placed on probation. 

The court issued a yearlong protective order upon Bruce Salisbury's release from jail as part of the conditions of his bond. 

WBRZ previously reported on Bruce Salisbury's prior violent acts. 

Bruce Salisbury's next court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 15, 2027.