HENDERSONVILLE – A former state representative who was arrested by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 4, 2023, and charged with misdemeanor assault on a female has been cleared of the charge following a Jan. 23 district court hearing at the Transylvania County Courthouse.
Cody Henson, 31, a native of Rosman who now lives in Hendersonville, served in the North Carolina House representing the 113th District from 2017 through 2019, when he resigned following his guilty plea to cyberstalking his then-estranged wife, Kelsey Henson, who is now Kelsey Meece.
Court records show Cody Henson’s Dec. 4 charge was dismissed due to video surveillance of the reported contact with Meece. Judge James Marshall ruled the video of the contact between Cody Henson and his now ex-wife Meece did not indicate evidence of domestic violence to support the assault on a female charge.
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The case had been continued a few times, Cody Henson told the Times-News on Jan. 23, as he and his lawyer, Elise Wall, were awaiting the video evidence.