Nashville Locals Help Man With Portion Of His Head Missing Make It To Hospital

An update on the Nashville man who had residents of Music City desperately trying to help. An individual in the Downtown Nashville area recently had the internet perplexed and buzzing about his health. Various people on social media claimed to have seen a man walking around without half of his head , and a Reddit board was incredibly active as many witnesses to the severely injured man gave their version of the story. Several people on the subreddit dedicated to Nashville claimed that they had seen and interacted with the man, with many confirming that they have called 911 for help and others saying that they offered assistance and the man declined. Others online stated that he’s been out walking around with his open head wound for years – with some reporting seeing him as far back as 2021. Now, after a lot of speculation, we're getting somewhat of a clearer picture of how the man was injured and where he is now thanks to Nashville's News Channel 5 . As they explained, they kept getting reports and pictures from concerned citizens in the Nashville area. So journalist Nick Beres and an unnamed good Samaritan tracked the injured man down and decided to help him out in any way they could. The "man with half his head" is actually named Jonathan Johnson, and Beres and the other concerned individual took him to a local hospital to be checked out after they found him. According to Johnson, he was hit by a car seven years ago and had to have a plate put in his head. He then moved to Nashville and at one point in the past year, he suffered an injury that required the plate to be taken out. Johnson apparently left before the hospital could replace the plate, and it's still unknown why. News Channel 5 went on to let it be known that the homeless man seems very confused, has no family in the area, and was in need of help when they found him. When they took him to the hospital, his wound was cleaned, and the good samaritan effort has now landed Johnson in a group home - meaning he's no longer wandering around on Broadway. There are ongoing efforts to help the Nashville man both medically and psychologically. For now, he's got a roof over his head and reportedly has "everything he needs to move forward" for now. All in all, a great update on a story that had so many people concerned for the health and well-being of this Nashville man. News Channel 5's Nick Beres caught up with him and shared a quick video talking with him as well: