NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. ā Deputies arrested North Lauderdale City Commissioner Regina Martin on a domestic battery charge over the weekend.
Broward Sheriffās Office deputies working out of the city took her into custody on Sunday, jail records show.
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Details regarding the circumstances of her arrest werenāt immediately available as of Monday morning. Jail records list her charge as a felony, while Broward court records list it as a misdemeanor.
Martin, 42, is also the senior pastor at Embassy Church of South Florida in Oakland Park, according to her official biography, which describes her as āthe first African-American Caribbean woman to be elected to officeā in the city.
Itās not the commissionerās first time in hot water: In 2022, investigators with the Broward Office of the Inspector General found that she violated campaign finance laws in 2020.
Local 10 News has requested a copy of Martinās arrest report and has contacted the cityās mayor seeking comment.
As of Monday morning, the commissioner was being held at BSOās Paul Rein Detention Facility in Pompano Beach with no bond listed.