By David Wiwchar

Kevin Johnson died after 2 weeks in coma

Womacks sentenced for killing friend

Oct 3, 2025 | 9:26 AM

A 4th Avenue street fight that turned deadly has sent at 46-year old Port Alberni man to prison for 6 years.

Jonathan Womacks apologized to the family of 33-year old Kevin Johnson in court yesterday, for killing a man he called a friend.

The two men got into a fight in August 2024 and after the bigger and younger Johnson beat Womacks and began walking away, Womacks grabbed a board from the ground and hit Johnson over the head.

Johnson was taken to hospital and was in a coma for 2 weeks before he died.

Womacks pled guilty to manslaughter in November of last year and has remained in jail ever since.

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