INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A council member in Union County is being charged with assaulting a woman.
Court records show that 71-year-old Mark A. Richards was arrested Thursday by the Union County Sheriff’s Office. He’s a member of the council serving the Village of Lake Park.
In documents, authorities accuse Richards of grabbing the victim’s arm and assaulting her again by grabbing her other arm and pushing her away…