State Rep. Joe Brennan Arrested
Legislator is accused of punching and choking his wife at their Fountain Hill home this afternoon. He is also suspected of drunken driving.
UPDATED: 10:50 PM State Rep. Joseph Brennan allegedly grabbed his wife by the neck, choked her with both hands, slapped and punched her in the face and wrestled her to the floor of their front porch in Fountain Hill, according to a published report in The Morning Call. Then he drove away from his home drunk, police said. According to online court records, Brennan, 48, of 1201 Delaware Ave., was charged with simple assault, a second degree misdemeanor, and harassment, a summary charge. He was arraigned before on-duty District Judge Donna Butler of Emmaus at 9 p.m. and then committed to Lehigh County Prison after failing to post $7,000 bail. The online record says nothing about a drunken driving charge, though the newspaper reported that …
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Benny
8:33 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
served? as in served alcohol? just another ignorant politician lving off of taxpayer money, they need to contract half the seats in harrisburg no reason there are so many legislators glomming the system there, and time for term limits 3 terms and out more ›