Police have charged a 43-year-old man with second-degree murder in the death of a 31-year-old man whose body was found in a Clearwater Beach motel room Monday evening.

Steven M. Davis was found dead at the Gulf Beach Inn, 415 Coronado Drive, around 6:40 p.m. Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to the scene, and an autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday.

Scott Matthew Kirby was arrested and booked into the Pinellas County Jail on Tuesday. Investigators say Kirby was acquaintances with the victim.

Detectives believe Kirby struck the victim multiple times in the face and also delivered a blow with his knee to the victim's torso. 

Davis suffered several broken ribs and other internal injuries, which resulted in his death.