NEWPORT, Wash. – The man accused of dragging a Kitsap County man to his death appeared in a Pend Oreille County courtroom Monday.

45-year old Wendell C. Sinn, Jr. of Newman Lake was booked into jail Saturday for investigation of second degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Jerid Sturman-Camyn, an Eastern Washington University student.

Court documents reveal Sinn tied Sturman-Camyn by the neck to "restrain him" after the student allegedly threatened him with an ax.

On Sturman-Camyn's Myspace page, there's an outpouring of grief from friends. As a fraternity member at Eastern Washington University, Sturman-Camyn gave his nickname as "bubba."

His motto: go big or go home!

"Joe was a great guy. He was very outgoing he was very passionate," said one fraternity friend.

"He was very mellow, hung out with him almost everyday. He had the heart of a lion," said another friend.

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Jerid Sturman-Camyn

Over the weekend, Sturman-Camyn was at a hunting campsite in Pend Oreille county.  Sheriff's deputies say he and several others had been drinking Saturday night when Sturman-Camyn threatened the others by arming himself with an ax.

Sometime later, deputies say Sinn, who owns the campsite, allegedly grabbed a rope and tied Sturman-Camyn to a pickup truck. Sinn then allegedly told a teenager in the truck to drive off. According to witnesses, the 17-year-old didn't know he was dragging a body behind him until it was too late.

The judge ordered Sinn held on $100,000 bond. He is expected to get out of jail and is not considered a flight risk.