Washington Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Resigns After Assault Charges
Washington, D.C., Deputy Mayor Chris Geldart resigned Wednesday following assault and battery charges after allegedly getting into an altercation outside a gym in Virginia in early October.
Geldart allegedly had a verbal dispute with a man after opening his car door and hitting the vehicle belonging to the victim, according to Arlington County Police in Virginia.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Geldart’s resignation on Wednesday, refusing to go into detail about their conversation but saying both agreed “the focus should be on the big issues affecting D.C.”
“I’m saddened to say that I’ve accepted the resignation of Deputy Mayor Chris Geldart but I am proud of the work that we have done together over the last eight years and I am immensely grateful to Chris for his service to this city,” Bowser told reporters at a press availability….