OCEAN CITY, MD (WSLS 10) - A Virginia politician is no longer running for a leadership position after details surfaced about a violent incident back in 2006.
Details surfaced about an alleged assault that took place in an Ocean City, Maryland condo in 2006.
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Loudoun County Supervisor Shawn Williams was arrested for assaulting his then-girlfriend.
Records from the time indicate he grabbed her hair, struck her in face and body and knocked her to the ground. Williams resigned his post as vice-chair saying he did not want to create problems for his fellow board members in Loudoun County.
At this point, he still holds a regular seat on the board.
Williams, a Republican, said the incident has caused guilt and came during a time of grief and binge drinking.
He said after the incident he received treatment for alcohol abuse and other symptoms related to a personality disorder.
Williams had been running to be the chair of the board.