A Cobb County woman was arrested last week for allegedly punching her 79-year-old mother in the face, police said.
Tammy Renee Johnston, 48, was driving along Shallowford Road near Canton Road in Marietta last month when her mother, Helen Dobbs, turned down the volume on the radio from the passenger’s seat, according to police.
Johnston punched Dobbs in the face, leaving bruising on Dobbs’ forehead, left eye and cheek just below her left eye, authorities said.
Police issued an arrest warrant last week, charging Johnston with battery of a person 65 or older.
Cobb County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Johnston on Friday and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center just before 9:30 p.m., according to jail records.
Johnston was released by about 2 a.m. the following morning on $2,000 bond.
Attempts to reach Johnston by phone Tuesday afternoon were unsuccessful.
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