Cherokee County town hall meeting ends with battery arrest

The ending of a town hall meeting hosted by Cherokee County Commissioner Corey Ragsdale took an unexpected turn when a man who was in attendance was arrested and charged with pushing the commissioner’s wife.

Ragsdale, who represents District 4, hosted a town hall Aug. 26 at Fire Station 19 near Acworth, where he gave a short presentation on property taxes, provided updates and answered questions from residents.

Ragsdale said in a statement that after the event concluded, an attendee “aggressively approached the Commissioner, yelling loudly and pointing his finger in the Commissioner’s face” before pushing the Ragsdale’s wife. A witness who was in attendance called 911. The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office arrested the man on a simple battery charge…

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