Mayor Chris Lindley of Booneville, an 8,500-person city in North Mississippi, was arrested on Tuesday after entering into an altercation with a teenage boy earlier this month.
On April 11, in keeping with WLBT, {the teenager} rode his grime bike to soccer apply at West Facet Park. Afterward, he allowed a pal to journey the bike up and down the fence line. As soon as the bike was parked, Lindley approached the boys and requested who the proprietor of the bike was.
{The teenager} who owned the bike mentioned he informed Lindley, 50, it was his and that he would transfer it. In a press release, the teenager claims that as an alternative of permitting him to maneuver the bike, Lindley shoved the juvenile out of the best way and tried to maneuver it himself.
Lindley fell over as soon as on the bike. Upon getting up, he allegedly hit {the teenager} 3 times on the again of the pinnacle.
Lindley was booked on the misdemeanor cost of easy assault on a minor. His bond was set at $3,000. WLBT additionally famous {that a} prosecutor and two justice courtroom judges have already recused themselves from the investigation.
Lindley has been Booneville’s mayor since June of 2017.