A D.C. deputy mayor has been placed on leave after he was charged with assault and battery in Arlington, Virginia, for his role in a parking lot confrontation over the weekend.
Christopher Geldart, the deputy mayor for public safety and justice, was part of an argument that briefly turned physical with another man around 12:30 p.m. Saturday outside of the Ballston-area Gold’s Gym, according to WRC-TV, the local NBC affiliate. The incident reportedly started after Mr. Geldart hit the car of the man’s girlfriend when opening his car door to put his daughter inside.
The other man was Dustin Woodward, a trainer at the gym, who shared surveillance video with local Fox affiliate WTTG that shows him going to confront Mr.