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Once the group left, police say, they realized they did not have any contact information from Brayman, prompting them to return to the home to speak to him.

According to witnesses, as the driver of the white Mercedes stood outside the vehicle and got Brayman’s contact information, Justin Timmons, 23, one of the passengers, seemed to grow agitated as he waited in the car. He got out of the vehicle, walked up to Brayman and allegedly struck him in the head multiple times, knocking him to the ground.

Photo by Leon County Sheriff's Office - supplied

The group then drove away in the Mercedes, and police say Brayman’s girlfriend and roommate had watched the full scene unfold from inside the home.

Officers and first responders soon arrived and Brayman was taken to a hospital, but the blows he received to the head had caused an injury that was serious enough to kill — he died on Monday at approximately 9:40 p.m.

When police learned the group, Timmons included, lived in other areas of the Panhandle, investigators travelled to other counties and cities to conduct interviews.

The Leon County Sheriff’s Office and the Bay County Sheriff’s Office later obtained a warrant on an open count of murder for Timmons. He was arrested on Sept. 10 in Leon County, Fla. He is currently jailed.

“The state attorney’s office and will review the case to determine if there will be another charge or a more specific charge,” said Ruth Corley, a BSCO public information officer in a phone interview with the National Post. “We’re waiting on the autopsy results for more details.”