Lakewood police have arrested a second man suspected in the death of drunk bar patron Sunday.

Vincente Matthew Baros, 29, was arrested Monday, according to a news release from Lakewood police.

Baros and Thomas John Perez, 46, are suspected of killing a man at a Lakewood bar after he became drunk and belligerent, police said.

When police arrived on scene, they found the intoxicated man lying injured and unresponsive in the parking lot of a bar at 1050 S. Wadsworth Blvd. The man was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Baros and Perez were arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder, police said.

Baros has an extensive criminal background dating back to 2000 with sex crimes and multiple assault charges. Perez's criminal record dates back to 1991 with drug and motor vehicle-related offenses.

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