PULASKI COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) – Pulaski County Administrator Jonathan Sweet is facing a Class I misdemeanor charge of assault and battery.

The charge was filed Tuesday in Montgomery-Christiansburg District Court.

Few details have been released about the circumstances surrounding the allegation, but the alleged offense took place in September.

Sweet released a statement that said in part, “I understand that I have been charged with simple assault. I maintain that I am innocent of this allegation.” He goes on to say that he “looks forward to defending my innocence in court, if necessary.”

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