A Wake County judge denied extending a domestic violence protective order against a Durham County judge this week, saying the accuser lacked sufficient evidence.
Chief District Judge Clayton Jones was accused of assault by his ex-girlfriend after an incident at a Durham auto body shop. A Harnett County judge acquitted Jones of the criminal charge in a Guilford County court Jan. 15, The News & Observer previously reported.
The woman who accused Jones also filed for a protective order in Wake County, where she lives. The News & Observer does not generally publish the names of people who say they are victims of domestic violence…