A Massachusetts man allegedly killed his elderly roommate of two decades on Thursday for standing too close to the food and "often sneezes," local officials reported.

A man is in custody for allegedly killing his 80-year-old roommate after an argument over the Thanksgiving food at their Massachusetts home. Richard Lombardi, 65, has been charged with manslaughter and assault and battery on an elderly person following the death of Frank Griswold,

Richard Lombardi, 65, said that Frank Griswold, 80, "often sneezes" and he didn’t want anything to “contaminate the food.”