CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The director of West Virginia’s Division of Natural Resources is no longer charged with assaulting his ex-wife at her Florida home.
The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the charge against Stephen McDaniel was revoked Tuesday after a motion was filed to remove the “erroneously filed” information. McDaniel’s attorney, Terry Shoemaker, says a Florida prosecutor filed the charge last week, despite working with Shoemaker to find a different resolution between McDaniel and his ex-wife.
An arrest report says McDaniel arrived at his ex-wife’s home April 6 after drinking all day. It says the two argued and he pinned her down, covering her face in a way that prevented her from breathing. He told deputies he was trying to quiet her.
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The revocation also ends the deferred prosecution agreement McDaniel entered over the charge.
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Information from: The Charleston Gazette-Mail, http://wvgazettemail.com.
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