Dover Area Representative Charged with Assault

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Delaware State Police were called to a home on St Jones Avenue in Dover on December 13th for a dispute.  After an investigation, police arrested 49 year old Andria Bennett, the State Representative of the 32nd District.  She was charged with 3rd degree assault – a misdemeanor – and released on her own recognizance.  According to Vinelink she is scheduled for arraignment in Dover on December 28th.

Bennett has represented the Dover area for 8 years – winning the seat held by her husband Brad, after he was arrested twice for DUI – once in Lewes in 2010 and once in Wilmington in 2012. 

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