Taunton Mayor Shaunna L. O’Connell and her husband have both filed court papers seeking dismissal of criminal charges brought against her for allegedly attacking him with a crowbar-type tool during a July domestic dispute at the couple’s home that spilled into the street,

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O'Connell's lawyer has asked a judge to dismiss the assault charges lodged against her earlier this year.

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O'Connell's husband Ted O'Connell says his statements on the night of his wife's arrest "may not have been accurate."