Jersey City police car
Jersey City Police Car

A Jersey City man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 49 year-old woman earlier this month in Greenville.

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit has arrested and charged Eugene Williams, age 25, of Jersey City, in the death of Shannon T. Johnson.

At approximately 12:54 a.m. on October 1, Johnson was found face down and unconscious on the sidewalk at 112 Bergen Avenue in Greenville. Johnson was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center, where she was listed in critical condition.

On October 7, Johnson succumbed to her injuries. The Regional Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be blunt impact injuries of head and neck and the manner of death a homicide.

On Thursday, Williams was arrested at 117 Van Nostrand Avenue and charged with Manslaughter.