The arrest, first reported by Cleveland.com, prompted Beatty, D-Jefferson Twp., to place the staffer – Veronica Brownlee – an administrative leave. “We are awaiting more information about this situation,” Beatty said in a statement. “As the judicial process moves forward, I want to be crystal clear that there is no tolerance for violating the law in my office.”
Brownlee, who works in Beatty’s Columbus office, has been placed on leave.
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