(4-12-26) In a NBC News posting this week about Ohio Democrat Governor Candidate Dr. Amy Acton — the story said that in August 2019, police in the Columbus suburb of Bexley, Ohio, responded to a report of a “domestic dispute” at the home of Dr. Amy Acton.
NBC News – Police responded to report of ‘domestic dispute’ at Ohio governor candidate’s home in 2019
Acton at the time of the incident was the director of the state’s Department of Health…according to a police report she pulled a mirror off the wall, “shattering the glass” when she “became upset” because she felt her husband “was antagonizing her,”. She told officers that she had been drinking, had taken an unknown amount of prescription drugs and was about to drive away in her car before her husband, who also told police he had been drinking, talked her out of it.
A medic who had been sent to check on Acton recommended that she go to the hospital, but Acton “refused,”. Police determined that there was no evidence of physical violence between Acton and her husband, only a “verbal argument over her extended work hours.”
Acton’s campaign has disputed some details in the report. They described the evening as returning home from dinner (where she had one drink), followed by a verbal disagreement about her schedule. They stated that she “bumped into a wall hanging which fell” and that she later went to bed.
Gov. DeWine spokesperson, Dan Tierney, wrote in an emailed response to NBC’s questions.
“Prior to your inquiry, Governor DeWine was unaware of both the 2019 incident and associated police report involving Dr. Acton. The Governor holds his staff to the highest standards of conduct. Given that the allegations in the report are deeply troubling, Governor DeWine would have expected Dr. Acton to have at that time promptly disclosed this to him, and he is very disappointed that it did not occur.”
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