Hamersville mayor charged with domestic violence
Hamersville Mayor Wyndal K. Staggs has been charged with domestic violence for the second time this year.
Brown County Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger reports that on Oct. 8, deputies were called to a disturbance at the mayor’s office in Hamersville.
The callers stated that the mayor of Hamersville, Wyndal Keith Staggs, 45, was involved in an altercation with his father at the mayor’s office and had left on foot headed toward his residence on in Hamersville.
Witnesses stated that the suspect became irate at the office and his father was called to the scene.
When the 78-year-old father arrived, witnesses stated that Mayor Staggs shoved him against the wall and threw him onto the floor. The victim also stated that Staggs had choked him before throwing him to the ground.
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office and Georgetown Police Department responded to the scene.
Mayor Staggs was taken into custody and charged with domestic violence. He was transported to the Brown County Adult Detention Center where he remains in custody awaiting arraignment.
Sheriff Wenninger stated that the suspect had been incarcerated on another domestic violence charge involving his wife, which occurred in the Village of Georgetown on Sept. 28, 2012.
He was arrested by the Georgetown Police Department and remained in custody at the Brown County Adult Detention Center until he was released Oct. 2 on a $5,000 own recognizance bond and released on home incarceration by Brown County Municipal Court.