MIAMI — The supervisor of Charlie Crist’s Florida gubernatorial marketing campaign was arrested in a home violence case a day earlier than he resigned from the marketing campaign, NBC Information has realized.
Austin John Durrer, 43, was arrested early Tuesday on a second-degree misdemeanor assault cost following a dispute at a Cambridge, Maryland, dwelling, based on on-line court docket data and the prosecutor within the case, Amanda Leonard, who learn a possible trigger affidavit to an NBC Information reporter over the telephone.
In a quick phone interview with NBC Information, Durrer acknowledged the arrest occurred within the dispute with the mom of his little one, Jackie Whisman, with whom he lives. He mentioned he pressed prices the next day, which NBC Information confirmed through on-line court docket data. She confirmed the account and issued a joint assertion with him.
“Very sadly, an incident happened this week at our dwelling that we each remorse. We’re each working to drop authorized prices and transfer ahead,” the assertion mentioned. “Our main focus at the moment is our daughter, our biggest pleasure, and we respect privateness and respect as we navigate this as a household.”
Based on the possible trigger affidavit learn by Leonard to NBC Information, the girl had marks on her face from the dispute.
“She [the alleged victim] indicated that there had been an argument that had turned bodily with the daddy of her little one who’s recognized as Austin Durrer. There have been indicators of bodily harm to her face, in keeping with what she reported,” Leonard, the interim state’s legal professional for Dorchester County, instructed NBC Information.
Durrer was arrested on the residence “on the spot” as a result of police are empowered to take action “if officers are responding to a home violence-related name, there are indicators of bodily harm and the allegations are between both home companions or cohabitants inside a 14-hour interval,” Leonard mentioned.
The Crist marketing campaign didn’t instantly return a request for remark. One Democrat aware of the marketing campaign and the controversy confirmed the arrest, which is why Durrer left the marketing campaign.
The day after Durrer’s arrest, Crist’s marketing campaign introduced that he had resigned, telling reporters that Durrer was departing the marketing campaign three weeks earlier than the election to “give attention to a household matter.” Previous to the marketing campaign, Durrer served as Crist’s chief of employees in his Florida congressional workplace in Washington.
Durrer’s arrest the day earlier than in a state exterior Florida has not been beforehand reported.
Previous to Durrer’s arrest, Crist’s marketing campaign was trailing Gov. Ron DeSantis’s marketing campaign in ballot numbers, fundraising and tv promoting.
The state’s legal professional didn’t instantly present NBC Information a written copy of the possible trigger affidavit, nor did the native police division in Cambridge.
Instantly after his arrest, Durrer was taken to a county district court docket commissioner who held a first-appearance listening to, discovered possible trigger to help the misdemeanor assault cost and allowed Durrer to be launched that day after posting a $10,000 bond, based on Leonard and on-line Dorchester County court docket data.
Amongst different notations, the court docket data point out that Durrer was ordered to haven’t any contact with the alleged sufferer and shall should “vacate the house” and should “give up firearms” if he possesses any.
His court docket date is about for Dec. 7. The second-degree misdemeanor cost carries with it a most penalty of 10 years in jail and a $500 wonderful, Leonard mentioned.
