OLATHE, Kan. — A Johnson County judge has dismissed a misdemeanor domestic battery charge against an Overland Park city councilman but said prosecutors could refile the case later.
Councilman Scott Hamblin was charged after police were called to his home on July 21. No injuries were reported. Johnson County Judge James Phelan dismissed the case Thursday after denying the prosecutor’s request for a continuance. Prosecutors said a police officer who was an essential witness couldn’t testify because he is quarantined after exposure to COVID-19.
They also said police had not been able to serve the victim a subpoena to testify.
