Brandon Anderson, 30, has been charged with assault after he punched his mother in the face, knocking her to the ground, and kicked her as she lay prone
The son of a Pennsylvania mayor punched her in the face, knocked her to the ground, and kicked her several times in her back, head and face before a bystander intervened, authorities say.
Brandon Anderson, 30, attacked his mother, York Mayor Kim Bracey, last Saturday at her campaign headquarters, reports the York Dispatch.
The bystander intervened as Anderson was about to hit his mother with a wooden flag pole.
Anderson was arrested at the scene and charged with simple assault, a misdemeanor.
Bracey released a statement Friday night saying her son is battling an opioid addiction.
She said: ‘Like thousands of families, our family is confronting the fact that my adult son is battling an opioid addiction.’
She added: ‘No family is immune from this epidemic which is why we must do everything in our power to solve it. At this time, I would ask the media for privacy as my family deals with this issue.’
Anderson’s mother, Kim Bracey, is the mayor of York, Pennsylvania. Anderson assaulted her at her campaign headquarters
Bracey said that her son (pictured) is suffering from an opioid addiction. She said: ‘No family is immune from this epidemic which is why we must do everything in our power to solve it’
The two-term mayor is seeking re-election.
Anderson spent a week in custody before his $7,500 bail was posted.
He was released on October 6 and a court hearing is scheduled for October 13.
York has a population of about 40,000 and is the county seat of York County. It is about two hours from Philadelphia.