STERLING -- A Sterling man was beaten with a tire iron Sunday and left in a pool of blood, the sheriff's office said, and his brother-in-law has been charged in connection with the assault.Comanche County Sheriff Kenneth Stradley said it appears the in-laws of Scott Tyler Vantine, 22, were mad at him for marrying their daughter when she turned 18.A passerby saw Vantine lying beside Cline Road near a cemetery and called 911, Stradley said.Vantine's father, who asked that his name not be used, said his son was treated and released Sunday from a Comanche County hospital.Read more on NewsOK.com