Former MD town commissioner arrested for assaulting 13-year-old son

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Published  November 18, 2023 2:39pm EST
FOX 5 DC
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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. 

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