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Former Mo. House Speaker Charged With Assault

Monday, 07 December 2009 06:21 PM

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton has been charged with second-degree assault on a woman.

The 42-year-old Republican is named in a complaint filed Monday at Scott County Circuit Court in southeast Missouri.

The complaint alleges that on Nov. 15, Jetton hit the woman on the head and choked her into unconsciousness.

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Jetton did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

Jetton was elected speaker of the Missouri House in 2005. He left the House after the 2008 session because of term limits and now works as a consultant.

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton has been charged with second-degree assault on a woman.The 42-year-old Republican is named in a complaint filed Monday at Scott County Circuit Court in southeast Missouri.The complaint alleges that on Nov. 15,...
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