Grand Prairie City Councilman arrested on misdemeanor charges
Mike Del Bosque mugshot (Source: Grand Prairie police)
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Grand Prairie City Councilman Mike Del Bosque has been arrested and charged with two misdemeanors, according to city officials.
Grand Prairie Councilman Arrested
What we know:
Del Bosque turned himself in to police on Wednesday. He faces two misdemeanor charges: assault causing bodily injury and criminal mischief.
City officials have not released details about the incident that led to the charges. When contacted by FOX 4, a city spokesperson said they would not comment further due to the ongoing investigation.
An attorney emailed FOX 4 saying Del Bosque assaulted a realtor during an inspection/showing of a property to the contracted buyer. The attorney states the assault caused the buyer to back out of the deal.
"They feared retaliation if they bought the building. "So we are back to square one on the sale," said Robert Berleth, Attorney at law.
Local perspective:
Del Bosque has represented District 3 on the City Council since his election in May 2017.
What we don't know:
It remains unclear how the charges might impact Del Bosque’s position on the council.
The Source: Information in this article comes from Grand Prairie officials.