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Jackson City Councilman Accused Of Assault Is Resigning

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A Jackson city official is resigning from his post, three weeks after being charged with beating his girlfriend.

Steve Carmody reports.

Andrew Frounfelker has spent more than a dozen years on the Jackson city council.  

But in his resignation letter, he says  “recent publicity” had become a distraction.  

That “recent publicity” is related to his arrest on a felonious assault charge.  

Frounfelker allegedly beat his girlfriend so severely, she suffered five fractured bones in her face, requiring surgery.    

Last week, a judge decided there is enough evidence to send the case to trial.  

Mayor Derek Dobies says Frounfelker’s resignation is in the best interests of the city.  

Steve Carmody has been a reporter for Michigan Radio since 2005. Steve previously worked at public radio and television stations in Florida, Oklahoma and Kentucky, and also has extensive experience in commercial broadcasting. During his two and a half decades in broadcasting, Steve has won numerous awards, including accolades from the Associated Press and Radio and Television News Directors Association. Away from the broadcast booth, Steve is an avid reader and movie fanatic. Q&A
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