In a Columbian article by Stephanie Rice, she reported last night:

“Washougal City Councilman Lou Peterson, who was arrested July 28 for domestic violence, has pleaded not guilty to fourth-degree assault.

The alleged victim, his wife of two months, filed for divorce July 31 in Clark County Superior Court.

Peterson, 47, a two-term incumbent on the council, faces three challengers in the Aug. 18 primary.

On July 28, Peterson was arrested at the couple’s rental home, 477 I St., after his wife, Robin L. Middleton, called 911.

She described the incident in court documents.

“He ran toward me, and I ran into the bedroom, locking the door. He kicked in the door and as he did, the door hit my right forearm,” she wrote in a request for a protection order. “The force was so great that he also pushed me into the closet door with a shove. He went over to my TV and jerked the cable wires from the Comcast box, almost knocking over my TV. My arm and shoulder are very sore.”

Peterson was booked into the Clark County Jail on suspicion of misdemeanor assault and posted bail. Keep reading →