Crime & Safety
John Fanning's Children Saw Alleged Assault, Report Says
The son of former Gwinnett commissioner Lasseter was located via a tracking device, according to the Gwinnett Sheriff's report.
Updated 7:51 p.m., Oct. 8, 2012
John Fanning, jailed without bond since a domestic dispute on Friday (Oct. 5) in Dacula that involved his estranged family, beat his wife with a table and table leg within view of their children, according to a Gwinnett Sheriff's incident report.
John Fanning, son of former Gwinnett commissioner Shirley Lasseter, fled to a nearby wooded area after the incident and was located by Gwinnett Sheriff's SWAT officers via an electronic tracking device, the report says.
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The report says the incident occured between 11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4, and 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 5.
John Fanning's three children "watched John L. Fanning beat their mother with the wooden table and legs of table, causing visible bruising and lacerations of her forearms, legs and back," according to a Gwinnett Sheriff's affidavit.
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John Fanning also tried to prevent two of their children from making a 911 call during the incident, the affidavit says.
Fanning and his mother, who resigned her Gwinnett post in May, also face federal prison sentences as a result of a 2011 FBI sting operation.
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