According to the report, the 61-year-old former school principal, who is now set in a runoff election Tuesday, had been arrested for domestic violence against her husband about four years ago. The report described Fields in an irate state, having “intentionally hit” her husband, Francis Fields, and “picked the computer up and threw it outside, breaking it some more.”
She also was charged with malicious mischief.
The incident happened in Spokane, Washington. In an interview Saturday, Fields called the police report “one-sided” and said the incident resulted from “me trying to safely remove myself from my medication that I felt was doing me more harm than good.”
“It is very disappointing to say the least, and unfortunate for the residents and our city. We will work hard to get every certificate of occupancy, permit and inspections done in a timely manner,” City Manager Vickie Gainer wrote in response to a records request Monday. “Safety is our number one priority. We will continue to restore our residents’ trust and confidence with the city. No one wants this more than myself.”
Between May 2020 and April this year, Gordon allegedly conducted 85 illegal inspections. His company was paid 75% of the permit fees for permits inspected, the arrest affidavit states. The city calculated Gordon received $12,436.84 for work outside of his scope.
One immediate change the Bay County Supervisor of Elections Office made was removing the exterior drop box where early voters would typically drop in their ballots.
“The outside one, I’d have to have two people in security on it,” Supervisor of Elections Mark Andersen said. According to the bill, SOE offices could be fined $25,000 if drop boxes are left unattended.
Anderson added since it is a municipal election but not county-wide, “it doesn’t impact (Lynn Haven voters) on the side of voting because we have drop boxes inside the voting places.”
Lynn Haven voters on May 18 will select their candidates for mayor, Seat 3 and Seat 4 in a runoff election between the top two candidates in each race. Early voting started Monday and ends Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Lynn Haven Senior Center, 905 Pennsylvania Ave.