Congressman will not face charges in domestic incident
(CNN) – U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida will not be charged in a domestic incident with his wife, according to his office.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department made that decision on Friday, Lauren Doney, a spokeswoman for the Florida Democrat, said in a statement.
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“We are relieved that this ridiculous ordeal is over,” Doney said, noting in the statement that Grayson had done nothing wrong.
The Orlando Sentinel reported Tuesday that a judge granted a temporary protective injunction against Grayson after his wife, Lolita, filed a complaint, saying he shoved and injured her over the weekend.
But Grayson's office said witnesses who saw the incident "also reject Ms. Grayson's version of events."
Lolita Grayson, who's been married to Alan Grayson for almost 24 years, filed for divorce less than two months ago, according to the Sentinel.
Rep. Grayson, who's known for making controversial statements in the past, was first elected to Congress in 2008 but lost his 2010 re-election bid.
He ran again in 2012 and won.
CNN's Deirdre Walsh, Ashley Killough and Dana Davidsen contributed to this report.
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Sorry GOP. The guy you hate more than Obama is a free man.
typical.......its FLORI-DUH
Hopefully this goofball and that idiot Wasserman_Schultz will be gone after November.
He is one angry man. He's another person who should just go away. Please take Hillary with you too.
Well, she appears to be a good judge of CHARACTER.
When a domestic dispute happens at poor people houses ,,,,someone must go to jail,,,,,,why not this time?
All because he has a (D) next to his name.
So he pushed her when she complained about her healthcare?
Could he at least get a little jail time for wearing that hideous tie to court? Isn't that contempt?
Above the law, nothing to see here......
A Republican who's a wife-beater. Who would have guessed it?
Gov. Palin was also right about Mr. Grayson. You may remember she endorsed Alan West.
Of course NOT, Grayson is a democrat!
Would he have been charged if he was a Republican?
HE IS A DEKOCRAT. CNN does not like to tell you the party affiliation if its a democRAT in trouble. When they said "War on Women* they were not kidding. Please end this madness of lie over promises and hand outs their friends. Republican voters are hard workingpeople who just want to be left alone and raise theor family. Please Demoncrats dont take anymore from me. Im tired of supporting the lazy man.
since it is missing from the story – he is a Democrat. Not sure why they would not report that simple fact
Oh my, a democrat gets off again,
I'm surprised.
Who is this man not to be prosecuted. This is reflective of a much larger problem we face.
What a tool.....probably paid the witness off
Who the heck is this abusive sick man? Why is he being given special consideration? I say he should be persecuted to the fullest extent of the law. This isn't the way you or I would be treated is it?
? If an allegation is made the court must hear the charge to determine guilt or innocence. This is a sad commentary on our society.
And this is what passes for news these days?
If the loony tune was a GOP'er,the left would want him executed.
I recall him blabbing about how the repubs are waging a war on woman. Ha ha, seems as though he's got his very own hateful war on women himself