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Mayor Of Suburban Philly Borough Charged With Assault Of Council Member Mayor Of Suburban Philly Borough Charged With Assault Of Council Member
Mayor Of Suburban Philly Borough Charged With Assault Of Council Member The mayor of one Delaware County borough has been arrested in connection with an attack on a council member earlier this month. Darby Mayor Darren Burrell, 41, apparently asked Omar Thompson if he could talk during a heated Nov. 2 discussion about traffic grew heated, and threatened to attack him, according to multiple news outlets citing the arrest affidavit. Sometime after the meeting, the two were talking. That's when Burrell got out of his seat and punched Thompson, then grabbed him, causing him to fall to the floor. Thompson was hospitalized with injuries to his hands and le…

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