An
accused murderer got convicted. We were waiting for the outcome
on that.
The mayor, the judge and four City Council members were
sworn in. That one was scheduled.
Cecil McConnell was elected council president. We knew someone was
going to get picked.
A new City Councilman was
arrested. This was out of the blue.
UPDATED
Bremerton City Councilman Adam
Brockus was not charged with domestic violence Thursday and pleaded
not guilty in Kitsap County District Court to a misdemeanor charge
of obstructing a law enforcement officer.
The charge stems from an incident Wednesday in which police
responded to a call of a mental health concern for one of Brockus’
relatives.
Brockus issued a written statement late Thursday stating his family
has had a challenge of dealing with a family member with a history
of mental illness. “I have made mistakes in allowing it to get this
far, but the good news is that our family is intact and my sister
is getting the professional help she needed,” he wrote.
According to police Brockus twice physically prevented an officer
from approaching others involved, once by pushing the officer back
and the second time by raising his arms in a hallway to block
her.
Brockus also wrote that he would be working with his fiancee over
the next next several days to consider some life decisions, later
acknowledging that included his council position.
As pointed out in the Kitsap
Sun’s
story, Brockus was sworn in Dec. 28. Wednesday’s swearing-in
would have been nothing more than a ceremony for him had he
attended.
Wednesday night the council met after its regular meeting to
discuss committee assignments. Council members have until next
Friday to let their preferences be known. If there’s anything
preventing Brockus from taking part in any of that, it hasn’t
surfaced yet.
