Before resigning, Charlie Crist's campaign manager was arrested in domestic violence case

[brooklynite]

MIAMI — The manager of Charlie Crist’s Florida gubernatorial campaign was arrested in a domestic violence case a day before he resigned from the campaign, NBC News has learned.

Austin John Durrer, 43, was arrested early Tuesday on a second-degree misdemeanor assault charge following a dispute at a Cambridge, Maryland, home, according to online court records and the prosecutor in the case, Amanda Leonard, who read a probable cause affidavit to an NBC News reporter over the phone.

In a brief telephone interview with NBC News, Durrer acknowledged the arrest occurred in the dispute with the mother of his child, Jackie Whisman, with whom he lives. He said he pressed charges the following day, which NBC News confirmed via online court records. She confirmed the account and issued a joint statement with him.

“Very sadly, an incident took place this week at our home that we both regret. We are both working to drop legal charges and move forward," the statement said. "Our primary focus at this time is our daughter, our greatest joy, and we appreciate privacy and respect as we navigate this as a family.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/resigning-charlie-crists-campaign-manager-was-arrested-domestic-violen-rcna53443

Sigh…I met with Crist earlier this year but this seems to be a campaign that didn’t come together.

[FBaggins]

1. I doubt that it will get much notice

Unfortunately, that's mostly because DeSantis has largely put that race away.

[Takket]

5. UG, how can anyone vote for that monster????????????????

Honestly!!!!!!! All he does is fight culture wars! He does nothing practical for Florida.

so fucking frustrating

[Sympthsical]

7. "All he does is fight culture wars!"

That is, in essence, very much the point of him.

[superpatriotman]

2. Look no further than his weak running mate

Crist has already lost.

Fried should have been our candidate.

[kelly1mm]

3. I will always remember Charlie Crist as the downfall of DU's 'Must Support Democrats' rule

when he ran as an independent in the FL governors race a few cycles ago.

[bahboo]

4. well fuck...

hard to believe we can't get our shit together to beat a near fascist like DeSantis. Does not bode well for the future...

[Sympthsical]

6. Did we not have a fresh face for this state?

Feels like Crist has been a Florida figure for ages whose political energy is spent.

With DeSantis presenting the target he does, the Crist campaign has always felt limp and lacking in traction. Given the national profile the current governor has, it felt like a lot more could have been done with it all.

[flvegan]

8. Our entire Florida dem party in a nutshell, here.

What an absolute fucking shitshow. Congrats, morons. Probably just handed it to Desantis on that one.

BTW, Charlie Crist and his crew is apparently the best we can do. So, we deserve this I guess.