Domestic Battery Charges Dropped Against 'Clueless' Actress

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — Domestic battery charges against an actress who appeared in the the 1995 movie "Clueless" have been dropped by the Pinellas-Pasco County State Attorney's Office.

Stacey Dash, 52, who played Dionne Davenport in the teen comedy, was arrested Sunday after she called 911 from her New Port Richey apartment around 7:45 to report that her husband had assaulted her.

In a deputy's body cam video released by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, Dash told the 911 dispatcher her husband placed her in a choke hold and was coaching his children to confirm his story when deputies arrived. She called the children "disrespectful, awful children."

“We were all arguing,” Dash told the operator. “I asked his daughter to get out of my face, because she was in my face. I pushed her back. He put me into a choke hold.”

When deputies arrived, Dash's husband, Jeffrey Marty, told deputies he was the victim. He said the couple had argued and the confrontation escalated when Dash pushed and slapped him.

Deputies noted Marty had scratches on his arm.

Dash was arrested and taken to the Land O' Lakes Detention Center where she was released on Monday in lieu of a $500 bond.

She pleaded not guilty to the charges and, on Thursday, prosecutors dropped all charges against her.

Dash’s husband thanked prosecutors for not pursuing a case against his wife. He said he was opposed to her arrest and refused to press charges.

In recent years, Dash has worked as a conservative political commentator for Fox News and briefly considered running for a congressional seat in California last year. She's been married to Marty for more than a year.