Antioch Police respond to domestic violence call at home of County School Board Trustee Jeff Belle, Saturday night

By Allen Payton

Antioch Police responded to a domestic violence call at the home of County School Board Trustee Jeff Belle, late Saturday night. Belle was temporarily detained by police, but no arrest was made.

In a brief phone conversation with Belle’s wife, Carmen, at 10:49 p.m., she said Jeff got in her face, so she pushed him away. He grabbed her arm, so she slapped him and he slapped her back. She then called police.

Sunday UPDATE: Jeff Belle responded on Sunday, with a statement, refuting his wife’s allegations.

I never touched her. She attacked me while I was reading in bed. God is my witness – I never touched her, instead she hit me several times. She was angry that her daughter didn’t return home,” he wrote in a text.

When asked if it was all her fault, he wrote, “Yes! I don’t fight with women or men. I don’t slander or curse others. I never raised my hand or voice.”

I was not detained by police. In fact I was in the bed all the time they were here. I never slapped her, if I had, they would have arrested me,” he stated. “We should talk about issues of concern to the people. This is just bedroom drama.”

Detained does not mean arrested. It means the police had him for questioning, which could have occurred at the home, while he was in bed.

In a final comment about the incident, Carmen Belle wrote in a text, “Of course he blames everything on me. The police officer told Jeff to shut up. That he did not care who he knew, when he started to say he knows all the big people across the country.”

Check back for any updates from Antioch Police.

 


3 Comments to “Antioch Police respond to domestic violence call at home of County School Board Trustee Jeff Belle, Saturday night”

  1. Dale says:

    Looser

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