Jacob Cothern was allegedly killed by Brandon Frick on Friday, March 13

Buffy and Jacob Cothern were giving Frick a ride home that night, when Frick touched her inappropriately, Buffy alleged

Jacob was shot multiple times and died at the scene, police alleged

A Georgia woman is mourning the loss of her husband, whose friend allegedly shot and killed him in their car as she looked on, authorities said.

On Friday, March 13, at about 8:22 p.m., officers with the Waycross Police Department responded to a 911 call about a shooting near the intersection of Snelson and Old Brunel streets, where they found a man who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the WPD said in a release.

The victim was identified as Jacob Garrett Cothern, 35, of Waycross, police said.

Shortly after, officers encountered another man, Brandon Dale Frick, 29, of Waycross, who was armed and attempting to flee, the WPD alleged in the release.

Officers apprehended Frick and took him into custody.

He is charged with malice murder and possession of a firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit, both felonies, and unauthorized discharge of firearms within 50 yards of a public highway, a misdemeanor, according to online jail records.

In an interview with First Coast News, Cothern’s wife, Buffy Cothern, said the shooting allegedly took place on Friday night, when she and her husband, whom she wed in 2024, were giving Frick a ride.

While they were driving, she alleged, Frick — a childhood friend of her husband’s — touched her arm inappropriately.

She told the outlet she pulled over on Snelson Street, just outside of the Way of Holiness Church in Conyers, and her husband told Frick to get out of the vehicle.

He said they would not drive Frick home after he allegedly disrespected his wife.

Seconds later, she alleged, “Brandon pulled a gun, shot Jacob one time, and when I see my husband…”

“He fell to the ground, and Brandon is telling him, ‘Get up and take me home.’”

Holding his hand up, Cothern begged his friend, saying, “No, Brandon, please stop. We don’t have to do it like this,’” Buffy alleged.

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“When he realized that Jacob couldn’t get up,” she continued, “he shot him again, and casually puts the gun back and just takes off walking. Like no remorse whatsoever.”

Frick remains held in jail as he awaits his next court date.

It is unclear whether he has retained an attorney who can speak on his behalf.

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