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A Democratic mayor of New Jersey fought with a city councilor, a casino surveillance sequence released on Thursday.
Atlantic City mayor Frank Gilliam was filmed in a violent fight with the City Councilman Jeffree Fauntleroy and other unidentified men. Last month outside the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino.
The film shows a group of five men firing punches, some of which fall to the ground.
Gilliam, in gray suit, is sued. in a white T-shirt, while Fauntleroy was pushing another man to the ground
Two women were also part of the incident, one of them trying to control the restless mayor, who was then hit by one of the men and sued.
The fight ended after the intervention of the casino security
No criminal lawsuit will be filed against Gilliam and Fauntleroy, prosecutors said. Gilliam will face charges of common assault and harassment in a municipal court next week.
THE MAYOR OF THE NEW JERSEY, THE ADVISOR IS INVOLVED IN A CASINO, THE PROTOCOLS SAID
The reasons given by the president to fight outside the casino. The Atlantic City Attorney's Office did not reveal the circumstances of the incident.
Fauntleroy said in an interview with WPVI-TV that he was defending himself. He did not explain why he needed to defend himself.
"There was no security involved, no police officer involved, there was a brief argument and verbal disagreement with those who were actually working in Haven, we left and left." went home. "
" There was no security involved. There were no cops involved. There was a brief argument and verbal disagreement with those who were actually working in Haven. That happened. We left and went home, "said Fauntleroy at the station.
Gilliam began his first term as mayor on January 1, 2018. Fauntleroy, a city councilor, also began his term on January 1. serve until December 31, 2022.
Ryan Gaydos of Fox News and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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