Brian Simms has resigned as a Franklin County assistant prosecutor, one week after Westerville police arrested him on misdemeanor charges of domestic violence and assault.
Simms, 59, submitted his letter of resignation on Friday, Janet Grubb, first assistant prosecutor, who oversees the office s criminal division, told The Dispatch. His wife had visible injuries to her neck and face area where Brian grabbed her by the throat and hit her in the face, an investigating officer wrote in an affidavit filed with the complaint.
Simms has pleaded not guilty to the charges, first-degree misdemeanors, in Delaware County Municipal Court and is free on his own recognizance.
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