Massachusetts mayor accused of biting her husband throughout vicious argument

A Massachusetts mayor has been accused of bitting and assaulting her husband with a gasket scraper after he known as the cops on her throughout an argument at their dwelling.

Shaunna O’Connell, the mayor of Taunton, appeared in court docket on Monday after being charged with one depend of assault and battery on a household or family member and one depend of assault and battery with a harmful weapon, in accordance with WCVB.

The Republican mayor’s husband, Ted O’Connell, known as police on Friday night time through the argument and advised authorities his spouse assaulted him.

“Mr O’Connell acknowledged that in their argument, his spouse Shaunna had bit him on his left-forearm after which proceeded to seize a small kind of crowbar/gasket cleaner and had struck him with it on his proper hand/knuckle space,” a police report obtained by the TV station learn. The outlet additionally obtained a photograph of the alleged weapon.

The report acknowledged that an officer observed an “open wound on the left forearm according to him being bit” and “a number of open wounds on the knuckles.”

Mr O’Connell advised police his spouse tried leaping onto the hood of his automotive when he tried to depart the home, which prompted seen dents to the car.

The mayor then allegedly refused to come back out of the house as soon as police arrived. She stated she didn’t know what had occurred or what prompted her husband’s accidents.

A press release launched by Shaunna O’Connell to the outlet learn: “Ted and I’ve been married for 27 years. Like all {couples}, we’ve got had challenges. We’ve been working by marital points. Throughout an argument, Ted concerned the police and regrets making that call.”

Ted O’Connell reiterated that sentiment exterior the courtroom.

“I apologize for calling the police. I apologize to my spouse and the folks of Taunton. It was an enormous mistake.”

Shaunna O’Connell’s subsequent court docket date is scheduled for September 12. She has served as mayor since 2020. She was beforehand a Massachusetts state consultant.