DOVER, Del. (AP) - A Delaware state lawmaker has been arrested on an assault charge, according to police.
State Rep. Andria Bennett was arrested Dec. 13 on a third-degree assault charge after State Police troopers responded to reports of a dispute, Delaware State News reported.
House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf said in a statement that he was aware of the “situation” involving Bennett, a 49-year-old Dover Democrat.
“As with all matters involving the legal system, a person is innocent until otherwise proven, and we will allow the system to work without prejudice,” Schwartzkopf, a Rehoboth Beach Democrat, said in a statement.
The News Journal reports that Bennett did not immediately respond to a request for comment on her arrest.
Bennett has represented the 32nd Representative District since 2013 and was re-elected in November.
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