Former MD town commissioner arrested for assaulting 13-year-old son
FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. - Police arrested a former town commissioner on Friday for allegedly assaulting his 13-year-old son.
Frederick County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a home in Emmitsburg, Maryland, after receiving a call about a domestic incident.
Police allege that Joseph Anthony Ritz III, 47, assaulted his 13-year-old son. The child had visible marks on him from the assault, according to police.
Ritz, who is a former Emmitsburg town commissioner, was arrested and charged with first and second-degree assault.
The child was examined by Emergency Medical Services, but the boy's mother declined to transport him to a hospital.