In the weeks following the mysterious disappearance of Lafayette Township Trustee Bryon Macron, officials hired firms to replace the carpet and repaint the walls and ceiling in his office — where authorities say they found blood.
Investigators have been close-lipped about where and how much blood they found in Macron’s disheveled township office on Dec. 16. They also have refused to say whether they suspect foul play and where blood was located in his vehicle, which was discovered that day, next to the lake where his body was found floating two months later.
The township records, requested by the Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com, show the walls in Macron’s former office were repainted and the carpet was replaced after investigators collected evidence at the scene. Trustees also hired an agency that specializes in crime scene cleanup.
Township trustees Lynda Bowers and Mike Costello did not return several requests for comment over three days this week. Marty Warchola, who was selected earlier this week to replace Macron on the board of trustees, did not have contact information that was publicly listed.
According to the records, the township hired four agencies after Macron’s disappearance. The agencies replaced carpet and locks, repainted walls and cleaned the scene.
The township repainted and replaced carpet in other parts of the building too. Locks also were replaced at the fire department.
In total, the township paid $7,947.51 in replacements and repairs since Dec. 16. It’s unclear how much was spent on Macron’s office specifically.
The cleaning agency, Servpro of Medina County, declined to comment when contacted this week, citing confidentiality concerns.
A spokesman for National Carpet Mill Outlet said this week there was no blood by the time his crews were called to replace the carpet.
“Servpro tends to have everything clean by the time we get there to replace things,” the spokesman said.
Though the township’s records don’t detail the severity of blood at the scene, they do provide clues that investigators have been unwilling to share. It remains unclear where investigators found blood in his vehicle.
Macron disappeared on Dec. 16. His body was found floating in Chippewa Lake on Feb. 21.
Macron’s cause of death has not been released, and officials have denied journalists access to coroner records, despite an Ohio law that specifically allows reporters to inspect them.
Macron, whose funeral was held March 7, is survived by wife, Victoria, and three daughters. He worked as a national sales representative for a jewelry wholesaler and once served in the U.S. Marines. He had been a trustee in the township of 5,000 people in Medina County since 2010.
Nick Glunt can be reached at 330-996-3565 or nglunt@thebeaconjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter @NickGluntABJ and on Facebook @JournoNickGlunt .