DOVER, Del. (AP) - A former Delaware lawmaker has been arrested on charges of strangulation and assault following a domestic dispute.
Court records show that 48-year-old John Atkins of Millsboro was arrested last week and charged with strangulation, a felony, and third-degree assault, which is a misdemeanor. He was given a $7,000 unsecured bond.
A preliminary hearing for Atkins that had been scheduled for Thursday was continued to a later date.
Atkins did not immediately return telephone messages Thursday.
In 2016, Atkins was charged with offensive touching and criminal mischief after a domestic dispute with a woman.
Those charges were dropped after a prosecutor determined there was insufficient evidence to move forward.
