MMA fighter allegedly kills US Air Force airman with one punch in Florida bar fight

MMA fighter allegedly kills US Air Force airman with one punch in Florida bar fight.

Ross Johnson, 23, of Illinois was charged with manslaughter and is being held on a $250,000 bond, according to prison records. 

Panama City police allege Johnson and a group of his friends got into a verbal altercation with another group at the Coyote Ugly Saloon in Panama Beach City, where he attacked Air Force Airman 1st Class Dayvon Larry, 31.

As Johnson ran to help his friend, he allegedly struck Larry behind the left ear, according to a police report obtained by Law and Crime Network.

The airman was left unconscious and unattended in the parking lot as Johnson took an Uber to his nearby hotel.

NBC News reported Larry, of Malone, Fla., did not participate in the altercation between the two groups.

Larry, who had been stationed at Panama City’s Tyndall Air Force Base, was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Larry, a 1st class Air Force Airman, wasn’t involved in the fight but was struck by Johnson during the scuffle outside the bar in the car park.

According to Fox News, Johnson fled the scene and hid in his hotel room before he was eventually found and arrested by police. Paramedics attended the scene where Larry was attacked but he tragically succumbed to his injuries after being transported to hospital. Dayvon Larry suffered a broken skull which caused a ‘softball-sized’ swelling of blood in his head.

Ross Johnson was arrested on Monday following the fatal attack but successfully posted a $250,000 bail after being charged with manslaughter.

According to reports, Johnson, who ran into the brawl after being alerted that his friend was involved, told police at the time that he thought he had killed Dayvon Larry. He said:

“Man, I hit that guy, I laid him out, and I think I killed him.”