UPDATE: THE SUMMERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS APPLIED FOR A WARRANT FOR THE ARREST OF COMMISSIONER JASON WINTERS’ WIFE, ABBEY WINTERS.
Police Detective Brian Ozment confirmed to WZQZ News that the police department is taking out warrants in connection with the incident that happened this morning at the commissioner’s office between Mrs. Winters and Casie Bryant of All on Georgia.
Summerville Police were called to the office of Chattooga County Commissioner Jason Winters this morning after the commissioner’s wife, Abbey Winters, poured a large fountain drink over the head of All on Georgia’s Casie Bryant.
A county budget meeting was about to start when the incident happened. Mrs. Winters was sitting next to her husband at a conference table when people began to arrive for the meeting. Mrs. Winters got up from her seat and went to the other side of the room. Ms. Bryant walked into the conference room at the back of the Commissioner’s Office and sat down at the conference table waiting for the meeting to start.
WZQZ News was at the meeting and observed Mrs. Winters pour the soft-drink on Ms. Bryant. After pouring the drink on Ms. Bryant, Mrs. Winters said, “You deserve that (expletive)”. Ms. Bryant did not respond, but began gathering her belongings to leave the meeting. As Ms. Bryant was leaving, Mrs. Winters was escorted to a private office by Public Works Director Joe Reed. As she was walking back to the office, Mrs. Winters said “she deserved that.”
In the aftermath of the incident, Commissioner Winters referred to the incident as “an accident” and said that Ms. Bryant “deserved what happened to her.”
Apparently what was at issue were comments that Ms. Bryant had made about the commissioner and his wife on social media.
Summerville Police Detective Brian Ozment and three other police officers arrived on the scene to take statements from witnesses and those involved in the incident. WZQZ News spoke with Harold Tucker with the Summerville Police Department and said that Commissioner Winters and his wife were going to talk with legal counsel before making a statement to police.
Police indicated that criminal charges could be brought in connection with the incident, but no charges have been filed at this time.
WZQZ News will have more information as it becomes available.
Comments
Crazy stuff going on in Chattooga County. I have never poured a drink on anyone in my life, that’s childish and immature. If you are mad you guys need to talk it over and move on for the benefit of the citizens of this county. It leaves a bitter taste in our mouths.
There probably will not be anything done about it because she is the commissioners wife.
How incredibly classless and childish of Abbey. And Jason with his smug look, seems like they planned this attack. Abbey needs to leave her “mean girl” routine out of professional settings and grow up. Glad charges were pressed and that she was arrested. And good for Casie for acting like the only adult in the situation. Abbey and Jason should be ashamed over this, instead of grinning like they are proud of such behavior.
That guy Louie the Liberal better watch out, Abbey probably has a 5 gallon bucket of stuff to pour over him!
Abby Winters appears to be privileged and violent, and not even courageous enough to own up to her bad behavior. The only thing the reporter did that remotely seems linked here is that she mentioned on FB the the Winters had just returned from Paris.
Boy, sounds like they have something to hide about THAT trip. Why so sensitive, Abby? If people weren’t interested before, they sure are now!
Another issue for the taxpayers of Chattooga County – do you think that your County Attorney, paid by your tax dollars, should ALSO be the private attorney of the Winters? How do you like paying for their personal attorney? And did that attorney advise the Winters to lie about Abby pouring the soda on the reporter? Sure he also has a private practice, but are the Winters paying him from their own back account. Again, if people weren’t interested before they sure are now.
Good job, Abby. You’ve now got everyone’s attention. Hope you like the spotlight.
The fact that the commissioner and his wife so blatantly lied shows what cowards they are. They are simply not fit for public offive.
This is the fruit of Trump. Civility is gone in public service and now you can act like your drunk uncle when you’re supposed to be doing the public’s business. What a pathetic family the Winters are. I sure hope the voters cleanup this mess as soon as possible. Things are not going to get better as long as this idiot and his foolish wife have any say in anything.