Marten, who is black and allegedly yelled 'I’m going to punch the first white man I see!' before hitting the white Babbitt, says from jail 'I’ve punched white people. I’ve punched brown people. I’ve punched Hispanic people.' Lashawn Marten in Manhattan Criminal Court on Sept. 10, 2013. Marten was charged with assault in attack on Jeffrey Babbitt, 62, of Brooklyn, who later died from his injuries. The ex-con accused of targeting a white man for a fatal punch because the man was Caucasian claimed Thursday that he’s an equal opportunity aggressor.
