A Marietta City Council member faces misdemeanor charges for allegedly assaulting another member of the council, the GBI said Friday.
Anthony Calvin Coleman, 54, has been charged with one count each of simple battery and simple assault, both misdemeanors, according to John Bankhead, GBI spokesman.
Coleman allegedly had a confrontation with Annette Lewis in a parking lot after a Sept. 22 meeting on redistricting. The Marietta Police Department asked the GBI investigate the incident, and the GBI completed its investigation Nov. 10, Bankhead said.
Coleman turned himself in at the Cobb County Jail at 1 p.m. Friday and his bond was set at $2,000, according to jail records. He was released from jail shortly before 5 p.m.
The Ward 5 representative, Coleman is currently serving his third term on the city council.
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