ATLANTA (AP) – A federal judge known for sentencing a former Alabama governor to prison in a corruption case was released from an Atlanta jail Monday after he was accused of hitting his wife when she accused him of infidelity.
U.S. District Court Judge Mark Fuller, 55, posted a $5,000 bond after a hearing in Fulton County Magistrate Court. He is charged with misdemeanor battery and must appear in court again Aug. 22.
Fuller, a former local prosecutor and appointee of President George W. Bush, has served in the Middle District of Alabama since 2002, serving as chief judge from 2004 until 2011.
Atlanta police arrested Fuller early Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in downtown Atlanta after responding to a complaint from his wife, Kelli Fuller.
According to the police report, both the Fullers admit to an alteraction, but each blamed the other as the aggressor.