Upstate New York mayors allegedly have interaction in drunken nation membership brawl: ‘He body-slammed me into the car’ | EUROtoday

Authorities are investigating an alleged drunken nation membership brawl between a former upstate New York mayor and his predecessor, with one claiming he was “body-slammed” right into a automobile.

Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol confirmed to the Daily Sentinel Wednesday that his workplace took a grievance concerning a conflict between Rome Mayor Jeffrey Lanigan and his predecessor, Jim Brown, within the parking zone of Teugega Country Club on Tuesday night. The metropolis of Rome is positioned 40 miles east of Syracuse. Both Lanigan and Brown are Republicans.

The two males, who have been as soon as shut buddies, have given drastically totally different accounts of the alleged altercation.

Brown, who served two phrases as Rome’s mayor, claimed that Lanigan assaulted him, which left him with a bloody damage to his arm that needed to be handled at an area hospital. Brown argued that the assault was politically motivated, stemming from his criticism of Lanigan in a radio look Monday. Prior to the altercation, Brown had spent the day {golfing} on the membership.

“I’m talking to an individual straight like that, ok, and then all of a sudden, I didn’t have time. He (Langian) comes over and body blocks me right into the side of the car. Just boom,” he advised CNY Central.

“And then he looks me in the eye and says, ‘We don’t want you here. We don’t want you here.’ Twice.”

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In a separate assertion to the SentinelBrown alleged: “He body-slammed me into the car. He caught me off guard. I didn’t see him coming.”

Brown stated that the sheriff’s workplace has surveillance video gleaned from cameras within the parking zone. Maciol stated deputies have been “currently obtaining some potential video footage.”

Meanwhile, Langian’s workplace shot again in an announcement Wednesday, claiming that the mayor positioned his fingers on Brown’s shoulder to get his consideration.

The workplace denied that any bodily altercation had taken place and alleged that Brown was “intoxicated.”

“Mr. Brown responded by flailing his arms, and he became verbally aggressive. Recognizing Mr. Brown’s apparent level of intoxication, Mayor Lanigan made the decision to escort him to his designated driver’s vehicle a short distance away for his own safety,” it learn.

“While assisting Mr. Brown into the car, the verbal dispute continued. No physical assault occurred, and the situation ended shortly thereafter.”

Brown declared that Langian’s rebuttal is “a lie,” and the present mayor responded that he was “disappointed in Mr. Brown’s recent public outbursts.”

The sheriff’s workplace anticipates swiftly concluding its investigation and forwarding the findings to the Oneida County District Attorney’s Office for additional steerage on any potential fees.

The Independent has contacted the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office for extra data.