Alabama mayor found guilty of assaulting city councilman
Source: Associated Press
Alabama mayor found guilty of assaulting city councilman
Updated 4:19 pm, Wednesday, June 29, 2016
ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (AP) — A central Alabama mayor has been found guilty of assault in an attack on a councilman during a meeting in late April.
Court records filed Wednesday say Alexander City Mayor Charles Shaw was convicted of third degree assault in Tallapoosa County District Court.
Alexander City Councilman Tony Goss told local media that Shaw punched him in the face several times during an April 25 meeting and the two got in a fight.
Shaw has said he punched Goss after a heated discussion on local finances. His wife, Lavern, was also charged with assault in the confrontation.
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Mayor Charles Shaw
Mayor Charles Shaw, on the left, being restrained.
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