A Metairie grandfather of five died after authorities say his wife stabbed him and hit him with a vehicle during an altercation in Waggaman.

Sebastian King, 68, was pronounced dead after Jefferson Parish Sheriff's deputies found him lying wounded in a ditch alongside Live Oak Boulevard in Waggaman Tuesday night.

An autopsy determined King died of blunt- and sharp-force injuries, according to the Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office.

King's wife, Carmella Battiste Motley, 60, of Metairie, was arrested and booked with second-degree murder, said Sgt. Brandon Veal, spokesperson for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

The news of King's death left his relatives, friends and former co-workers blindsided.

"He was one of the most wonderful people you'd ever want to meet," said Sara Galliano

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