Special to The Beacon BRUNSWICK — A Brantley County teenager accused of throwing a punch resulting in the death of a popular local musician in 2022 pleaded guilty Friday to involuntary manslaughter.
Edward Aaron Hunter III, who was 17 at the time, pleaded guilty September 20 to felony Involuntary Manslaughter for punching 41-yearo l d Travis Payne April 17, 2022, while both were at a 50th birthday party at I-95 Toyota for the dealership’s owner, Travis Ostrum.
Payne, a Glynn County native, fell and hit his head and died later at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick.
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