BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested nearly two months after he allegedly beat a family member to death and then robbed him.

Baton Rouge Police announced the arrest of Antonio Palmer, 38, on Wednesday.

Witnesses at a nearby crawfish boil reported seeing Palmer attack the victim, 42-year-old Keldric Lewis, May 1 under a tree near N. Acadian Thruway West. The two were reportedly sitting under the tree before Palmer grabbed a stick and struck Lewis in the head about three times. 

Lewis died days later in the hospital. 

When confronted by police this week, Palmer admitted to attacking Lewis and said he also took money from the victim's hand when he left the scene. Palmer also claimed to be related to Lewis, though the victim's family denied there was any relation. 

Palmer was booked on charges of second-degree murder and armed robbery. 

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story said Lewis was shot. Police documents later clarified the victim was beaten to death.