A 76 YEAR-OLD MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED HIS 11 YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER. THE INCIDENT BEGAN WHEN MONTEREY RESIDENT MAX BANNER YELLED AT HIS GRANDDAUGHTER, FOR SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME ON THE COMPUTER. WHEN SHE STARTED TO CRY, BANNER ALLEGEDLY HELD HIS HAND OVER HER MOUTH AND NOSE…..TO KEEP HER QUIET.
BANNER, WHO WAS BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNT JAIL, FACES CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED MURDER, AND CHILD ABUSE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE ATTACK.
