61-Year-Old Grandmother Fatally Punched in the Face by Man in Public Street; Brother Says He Has ‘No Earthly Idea Why This Happened’
New Orleans – A 61-year-old grandmother was fatally punched by a 23-year-old man on a French Quarter street last week.
According to NOLA.com, New Orleans police said the 61-year-old woman, Johnson Street, got into an argument with 23-year-old Jeremiah Mark in the 100 block of Royal Street on April 18 at about 7:45 p.m.
Older, undated photo of Johnson Street, 61, provided to NOLA.com
Jeremiah Mark punched Johnson in the face, causing her to fall back and hit her head.
Johnson was taken to a nearby hospital where she was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and died two days later.
Police arrested Mark this week and charged him with manslaughter;
