Edward F. Evans, a 70-year-old commercial fisherman and local handyman in Cape May County, succumbed to a fractured skull and brain bleed weeks after the fall (Evoy Funeral Home)
Edward F. Evans, a 70-year-old commercial fisherman and local handyman in Cape May County, succumbed to a fractured skull and brain bleed weeks after the fall (Evoy Funeral Home)

A 61-year-old New Jersey woman is facing manslaughter charges after allegedly pushing a man off a porch ledge during a dispute over an alcoholic beverage, leading to his death weeks later, court records show.

Lisa D. Jones, of Wildwood, was charged on Thursday following the October 31 death of 70-year-old Edward F. Evans. Jones was initially arrested on October 7 and charged with aggravated assault and endangering an injured victim, according to Cape May County jail records.