Take yer pick on this one--either it's an unstable bureaucrat or hothead redneck (or both--they aren't mutually exclusive, you know): Fired Foley city employee arrested in City Hall assault
FOLEY, Ala. (AP) — A fired city employee has been arrested and charged in an attack on Foley City Administrator Perry Wilbourne, who was treated for a broken nose.
Police charged Craig Cotton, who surrendered on second-degree assault charges in the attack Tuesday in Wilbourne's office, Police Lt. Richard Springsteen said.
Wilbourne was taken to South Baldwin Regional Medical Center, where he was held for observation Tuesday night. His nose was broken in the attack, one eye blackened and his face was cut, said Mayor Tim Russell.
Russell said Cotton, a city construction manager, was fired about four months ago, but did not say the reason for the dismissal.
The mayor said Cotton had appealed his dismissal to the city's Personnel Board and a hearing was pending when the attack took place.