Jail for woman who threw punches when told to shush tot

Natalie Bree Hajek-Richardson was punched in the Colma Nordstrom Rack parking lot after asking a woman to quiet her screaming 2-year-old nephew. Natalie Bree Hajek-Richardson was punched in the Colma Nordstrom Rack parking lot after asking a woman to quiet her screaming 2-year-old nephew. Photo: Kpix-tv Photo: Kpix-tv Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Jail for woman who threw punches when told to shush tot 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

A woman who punched out a shopper who asked her shush her crying 2-year-old nephew at a Nordstrom Rack store in Colma has been sentenced to four months in jail and ordered to complete an anger-management program, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

Terrie Elzie, 28, was also placed on three years probation Tuesday by San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Leland Davis. In June, Elzie pleaded no contest to felony assault.

The case stemmed from a Nov. 3 incident at the Nordstrom Rack on Colma Boulevard. Natalie Bree Hajek-Richardson was standing in a checkout line when Elzie’s 2-year-old nephew began crying loudly in front of her because his aunt had taken a toy from him, authorities said.

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Hajek-Richardson told reporters that Elzie got defensive when she made a comment about the crying toddler. Prosecutors said Hajek-Richardson asked Elzie to quiet the boy down and that Elzie told her to mind her own business.

The two got into a heated exchange before Elzie followed Hajek-Richardson into the parking lot, punched her twice in the face, pushed her to the ground, hit her a third time in the face and sat on her before walking away, authorities said. The attack was captured on surveillance video.

The victim was left with a bloody mouth, and suffered a fractured gum line that required several root canals, authorities said.

Henry K. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: hlee@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @henryklee