Domestic violence harassment charge against Alabama lawmaker dismissed in settlement
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama House Rep. Tracy Estes, R-Winfield, who was arrested last year on a misdemeanor harassment charge of third-degree domestic violence, agreed to a settlement in Marion County District Court that will see the case dismissed.
In an email, Estes told Alabama Daily News that he was “grateful for the dismissal of the charges,” but was unable to comment further on the case.
Estes was arrested last September in Winfield after his wife alleged that after locking herself in a room after an altercation, Estes verbally threatened her from behind the door. Court documents also show that Estes’ wife alleged Estes had “turned the heat on” in the room she was in to compel her to open the door.
Estes has denied the allegations, and previously described the incident to ADN as “only a verbal disagreement.”
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