Police said a Dubuque man is one of two men accused of beating a 69-year-old man so severely the victim was admitted to an intensive care unit. 26 year old Eric Sims was arrested at 3 pm on Tuesday on a warrant charging willful injury causing serious injury. Documents state that Sims and another, unidentified man assaulted 69 year old Wayne Roling of Dubuque, around 6:00 p.m. on Sunday on Central Avenue in Dubuque. Roling suffered an orbital fracture and was rendered unconscious. Roling was transported by ambulance to UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital, where he was admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit.
Man arrested for role in severe beating in Dubuque
By Mark Evenstad
Dec 1, 2022 | 2:59 PM



