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Schneider, 53, bopped around so much, the Kentwood tugboat captain earned the nickname "Hammer," as in M.C. Hammer, from his crew on the river."He'd be dancing in Wal-Mart," said his son, Braun Schneider Jr., 31.The elder Braun was so upbeat, so energetic, so charismatic that relatives didn't think he had any enemies, certainly no one who would want to take his life.But Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office investigators say Christopher Farley, 52, fatally stabbed Braun Schneider Sr. in the back parking lot of the Westgate Tavern bar in Metairie on Thursday night (April 13) following an argument.Farley, of Metairie, was booked with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice.Braun Schneider Jr. called the killing a "cold-blooded murder.""He didn't deserve it," the younger Braun said of his father.Not a fighterBraun Schneider Sr. had just completed a 28-day stint on his boat, the Marshall B. Barnes, with Mandeville-based Florida Marine on Thursday afternoon, his son, Byron Schneider, 30, said. The two were supposed to meet up on Friday for an Easter weekend trip to Pensacola Beach.Braun Schneider Sr. stopped by the Westgate, 2725 Mississippi Ave., Metairie, for a drink that evening. Shortly after friend Tanya Arceneaux arrived at the bar, she noticed a woman arguing with Schneider."I'm not sure what they were arguing about," Arceneaux said.But the woman called Farley, her boyfriend, to back her up in the confrontation, which led to a fight in the bar, Arceneaux said. The bartender ordered the men to take it outside, where the scuffle continued in the parking lot.Farley was on top of Schneider when Arceneaux said she spotted blood. Investigators determined Schneider was stabbed multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene."He was such a nice guy," Arceneaux said. "He's not a fighter, either. I've never heard of anyone not liking him."Renaissance man Schneider was born in New Orleans and raised in Kenner. He attended Bonnabel High School in Metairie, eventually earning his GED, according to his sons.He was the youngest of three children and the only... (NOLA.com)