Metro Atlanta Judge Arrested At Downtown Bar After Assaulting Police Officer
Judges who use bad judgment will be judged by the right judgment.
According to Fulton County Jail records, a Douglas County judge was arrested early Thursday morning at an Atlanta nightclub.
Christina Peterson, a Douglas County judge, has been charged with simple battery against a police officer at the Red Martini Restaurant and Lounge on Peachtree Street.
A police report said an off-duty Atlanta police officer was working at the bar when he saw a woman who was crying.
While the officer tried to speak with the woman, he was struck on the head by Peterson, according to an arrest report. It is unclear whether Peterson knew the woman who was crying.
