East Tennessee state legislator David Hawk has been charged with domestic violence against his wife, who is also the head of Greene County's Republican Women organization.
"Rep. David Hawk returned to the state Legislature on Monday
afternoon, just hours after his first court appearance on a misdemeanor
charge of domestic violence resulted in an order for the Greeneville
Republican to have no contact with his wife.
Hawk accepted handshakes and well wishes from fellow lawmakers at his
desk before stepping out of the chamber to meet with reporters.
"Yesterday morning my wife had a gun and told me that she was going
to put a bullet in my head while I was holding my baby," Hawk said.
Hawk's account of the incident stands in contrast to the criminal
complaint obtained by The Greeneville Sun (http://bit.ly/ws76T2), which
describes Cristal Hawk saying her husband grabbed her by the arm, struck
her in the face and knocked her to ground in an altercation at their
home.
Crystal Hawk said she was holding their 11-month-old daughter at the
time. She said her husband then took the child and went to a neighbor's
house.
The criminal complaint states that the victim "had bruising and
swelling on and around her right eye, an abrasion (to) the upper and
lower right side of her lip, and a large bruise on her left upper arm."
Hawk, 43, denied striking his wife and said he didn't know how she had received the bruises"
Meanwhile, since Jonesborough's state legislator Matthew Hill wants massive publication of information about doctors who perform legal abortions, Southern Beale wonders if "harassment of women" is a part of the Republican agenda:
"Really, what is the deal with these white, middle-aged men in the
legislature? You guys just got vaginas on the brain or something? Is
that all you people can do is sit around and dream up ways to harass
women?"
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