WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Authorities are searching for a 40-year-old man wanted on manslaughter and battery charges following a fatal confrontation outside a local bar over the weekend, police said Thursday.
Investigators with the Winter Haven Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for Brian Motley after an incident early Sunday morning at Caribbean Bay, located at 1004 Lake Howard Dr.
According to police, officers responded to the establishment around 1:47 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2026, after an argument broke out between Motley and another customer. The verbal dispute turned physical when Motley punched the man once, knocking him unconscious and sending him to the ground…