The mayor of an Arkansas city claims to have been pistol whipped following a heated discussion with council members, it has been reported.
Earnest Nash, mayor of Gould, described the incident on Thursday evening as the culmination of months of abuse aimed at him and his family.
A witness said Mr Nash had been talking to council members Sonya Farley and Rosieanna Smith in a car when a member of the public joined in the heated discussion.
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