Merrick Redding has been convicted of felony murder and aggravated assault in connection with the death of Joseph Davis, following an argument at a barbecue in Columbus, Georgia. The incident occurred when Redding arrived uninvited at the gathering, and during a confrontation with Davis, he struck him with a closed fist on the left side of the head. The force of the blow caused Davis to fall and slump against a truck, bleeding from his ear. Medical evidence confirmed that the head injury led to Davis’s death.