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Immunity prevents arrest of Arizona lawmaker after freeway fight
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Feb 27, 2011 03:43pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Leslie Tripp |
| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Sunday, February 27, 2011 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | An Arizona state senator involved in an apparent freeway-shoulder scuffle with his girlfriend was not detained because he has immunity from arrest while the legislature is in session, police said.
Officers in Phoenix who were called to investigate a reported altercation found that both Sen. Scott Bundgaard and his girlfriend, Aubry Ballard, had marks suggesting a physical dispute, police spokesman Sgt. Tommy Thompson said.
Bundgaard, a Republican and the state senate's majority leader, was allowed to go -- although prosecutors will review the case and could later file charges, Thompson said. Ballard was arrested on suspcion of misdemeanor assault and taken to jail.
In a joint statement Sunday, Bundgaard and Ballard said they were "tired and embarrased" because of the incident. |
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