Dothan District 2 Commissioner Amos Newsome was arrested Tuesday and charged with third degree assault following an incident which resulted in Newsome striking a television reporter twice with an open hand.
Newsome was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon at his home and transported to the Dothan City Jail for booking.
Newsome struck WTVY reporter Ken Curtis in the face following Tuesday’s Dothan commission meeting as Newsome was leaving to get in his car.
Video shot by another WTVY reporter showed Curtis approaching Newsome to ask him about voter fraud allegations connected to his 2013 election. When Curtis asked Newsome if he planned to resign, Newsome struck him with an open hand two times, causing Curtis to bleed on his right cheek.