HOLMES BEACH – A call to police resulted in the arrest of a former Holmes Beach city commissioner after an altercation at his home.
The incident happened on Oct. 13 when Mauri Zaccagnino called police in reference to a fight with her husband, former Holmes Beach Commissioner David Zaccagnino, 52.
Officers Chris Bennett and Ryan Welch responded to the Zaccagnino residence in Holmes Beach to get statements from both parties.
“Mrs. Zaccagnino made contact with us outside the residence a couple houses down the street, and advised that she had called,” Bennett wrote in his report. “She stated that the two of them were cleaning out a closet to place things in storage in the attic and began arguing over what was going to be placed where, when Mr. Zaccagnino intentionally pushed her with open hands off a step stool she was standing on.”
Bennett’s report goes on to say that Zaccagnino began to throw items, but not at his wife, and kicked the stool at her.
While police say she was visibly shaken and crying during their interview, she admitted there were no physical injuries, and an examination of her arms and face showed no signs of injuries to the officers.
Zaccagnino told police his wife had been badgering him, and corroborated the statement his wife made regarding the argument about what to put in storage. He went on to say that he walked away, at which time she followed him and continued to badger him, according to the report. Zaccagnino also denied pushing his wife off the stool, stating he was actually the one who had been standing on the stool during the argument.
After interviewing both parties, police handcuffed Zaccagnino, arrested him for misdemeanor domestic battery and transferred him to Manatee County Jail, where he was released on $500 bond the next day.
If convicted, he faces up to a year in jail and up to a $1,000 fine for the first-degree misdemeanor offense.
