Washington Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Resigns After Assault Charges

Washington Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Resigns After Assault Charges
Chris Geldart, D.C. Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, speaks at a news conference near a collapsed pedestrian bridge in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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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.

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