State Representative Josue Ortega recently turned himself in to Delaware State Police after the Delaware Department of Justice authorized a warrant for offensive touching following an investigation into a May complaint.
Delaware State Police said troopers responded around 8:30 p.m. May 21 to a 911 call on South Maryland Avenue in Wilmington. According to police, a 29-year-old woman told troopers that she and Ortega, 46, were arguing while in a car and that Ortega struck her during the argument, causing injury.
Police said investigators provided the available facts of the case to the Delaware Department of Justice after completing their investigation. The department reviewed the case and authorized a warrant for offensive touching…