Attleboro Judge Michele Amour denied Taunton Mayor Shaunna O'Connell's motion to dismiss the domestic violence charges against her. What happens next.

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell appeared in Attleboro District Court on Friday after asking a judge to dismiss a domestic assault case against her. The mayor is accused of assaulting her husband at their Worcester Street home back in July.

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O'Connell’s assault case is set to have a pre-trial conference scheduled on Friday. The case centers around an arrest over the summer after her husband called the police during a fight.

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."

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O'Connell faces charges from a domestic incident, which she and her husband seek to dismiss.

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O'Connell was charged with assaulting her husband back in July. She filed a motion to dismiss the case because she and her husband reconciled, but the judge denied the motion.