Racine WI Alderman Keith Fair Arrested for Choking & Hitting Pregnant Woman at Bar He Owns

Keith Fair, a Racine, WI, alderman was jailed on allegations he choked and hit a pregnant employee at his bar, The Place on Sixth, Friday night.

Alderman Keith Fair hits pregnant woman

Alderman Fair is being held in lieu of $10,650 bond on suspicion of strangulation or suffocation, false imprisonment, battery and disorderly conduct, CBS Minnesota reports. The reality is that no decent man hits a woman. If the allegations are true, there's no place in elected office for a man who is abusive towards women.

“There was an argument between him and her at the bar,” Sheriff Christopher Schmaling told The Journal Times this afternoon. “He would routinely give her a ride home. They have a working relationship and a friendship. Things turned physical en route to her destination.”

Schmaling said Racine police initially responded to a local hospital this weekend after the woman sought medical attention there.“She went to the hospital for a medical problem and it was the hospital staff that discovered the injuries (and contacted police),” he said, adding the sheriff’s office took over the investigation after Racine police learned Fair was the suspect.

The woman had redness around her neck, the inside of her lips were swollen, there was redness around her wrists and the inside of her mouth apparently was bleeding at one point, Schmaling said. Source

I would hope the jail staff isn't giving Mr. Fair any special treatment because he is an elected official. If he is guilty of the allegations, then he's a POS for hitting a woman, and a pregnant woman at that. Shameful and the people in his district should be screaming for his resignation.

San Diego Chargers Lineback Shawne Merriman Arrested On Suspicion of Choking, Restraining Tila "Tequila" Nguyen

San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman has been arrested on suspicion of choking and restraining television reality show hostess and model Tila "Tequila" Nguyen. The police was reportedly called at 3:45 a.m. on Sunday by a woman who claimed to have been choked and restrained by a male at a home on Sagecrest Drive in Poway.

Public Information Officer Jan Caldwell said "Nguyen told deputies she had been choked and physically restrained by Merriman when she attempted to leave his residence." Merriman was charged with battery and false imprisonment.

Photo credit:  Shawne Merriman, CNNSI

Celebrity Briefs: Dallas Star Victoria Principal Sued by Former Maid Maribel Banegas for Threatening to Shoot Her, False Imprisonment

Do you remember the show "Dallas?" Gosh, I was a big fan of just about all the cast members, but especially Victoria Principal. I just loved her and Bobby Ewing, played by Patrick Duffy. Well, the erstwhile Pamela Ewing is in a heckuva mess. She is the target of an assault lawsuit brought by former maid Maribel Banegas, who claims Principal pulled a gun on her after she took too long walking her dog one evening. Is this a shake-down or is this for real?

According to the complaint filed late last week in Los Angeles Superior Court, before she allegedly pulled a gun, Principal fired housekeeper Maribel Banegas and told her to leave after accusing her of staying away from the house for too long with the pooch. The former maid said that Principal then went upstairs and, instead of returning with her checkbook as Banegas expected, she had a gun in her hand. The lawsuit alleges that the actress then aimed the weapon at Banegas and threatened to kill her, even asking another housekeeper who was in the room to step aside so that she could shoot Banegas.

The maid said she locked herself in another room and called 911. The lawsuit claims Principal stood outside the door the whole time, persisting in her threat to kill the plaintiff. Banegas said that she couldn't leave Principal's Malibu home until law enforcement arrived. She is suing Principal for lost wages and unspecified damages due to the false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional stress. She is also asking for exemplary damages from Principal for showing "willful and conscious disregard" for her ex-employee's rights and safety.

Victoria Principal has a big problem on her hands. This is bigger than any role she has ever played. I guess I find it a little hard to believe that the cops did nothing when they came to the home after this dust-up. Wouldn't they have filed charges against Ms. Principal for false imprisonment, at least? Wait, I forgot that's California and maybe things are a little different there. There is also the real possibility that this could be a shake-down by the maid looking to score big bucks. Either way, this isn't the way Ms. Principal ought to get her name in the news again, especially since you have been off the radar for a long time.