Domestic Violence Charges Dropped Against Franklin Alderman

FRANKLIN, TN — Domestic assault charges and a restraining order violation against Franklin alderman Mike Skinner have been retired.

Skinner was arrested in February after his wife, Christy Kaser Skinner, told police her husband had pushed her down the stairs because he couldn't find an ethernet cable. Kaser Skinner said the day before, her husband had grabbed her arm because she had hidden one of his guns.

Skinner was arrested and charged with domestic assault and bonded out the same day. On March 5, he was arrested for violating an order of protection after returning to the home, telling police that he was told by a neighbor his wife had moved out and that his attorney advised him he could return there. Initially, a magistrate ruled there were not grounds for charging Skinner for violating a restraining order, but March 8, the district attorney asserted there was.

Court records show that a judge retired the domestic assault charge provided that Skinner have no new charges, no contact with his wife other than that required for divorce proceedings and that he complete an assessment with a certified batterers intervention program. The restraining order charge was dismissed.

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