WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C., Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Christopher Geldart has resigned from office days after being accused of assaulting another man in a gym parking lot.
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday that she had accepted Geldart's resignation a little more than a week after he was charged with assault and battery in what police said was an argument that escalated into an altercation on Oct. 1 in Arlington, Virginia.
The Oct. 1 incident quickly escalated and the deputy mayor"allegedly grabbed the victim by the throat," police said. Bowser's office told ABC News shortly after the altercation came to light and days prior to Geldart's resignation that"we take any accusations seriously and are reviewing the matter. While it is under review, Deputy Mayor Geldart is on leave. Unfortunately, it sounds like something that happens to a lot of people — a dispute over something minor — and we hope it is resolved quickly.
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