Maine GOP lawmaker 'choked wife after she confronted him and mistress about affair'

A Republican authorities typical allegedly choked his woman aft she confronted him and his mistress astir their matter successful Maine. 

Lucas Lanigan, 45, of Springvale, turned himself astatine nan York County Jail astir 9:30am connected Monday aft he allegedly choked his woman for 'approximately 20 seconds,' Sergeant Jeremy Riddle said successful an affidavit, viewed by Bangor Daily News. 

His wife, Catalina Lanigan, 43, confronted her hubby connected Friday astatine nan Springvale Safe Storage connected River Street soon earlier 1pm, wherever nan brace sewage into an statement earlier he allegedly tried to strangle her.

She managed to flight nan onslaught and return home, wherever she called friends and later reported nan battle to constabulary astir 3pm, according to nan section outlet. 

The mother was taken to nan Maine Medical Center successful Portland for an examination, which recovered bruising astir her cervix and mini marks connected her face, nose, and rima that was accordant pinch bleeding nether nan skin, nan affidavit said. 

An apprehension warrant was issued for nan Republican, who turned himself into jailhouse connected Monday aft returning from a business trip, he claimed, according to nan Bangor Daily News. 

He was charged pinch home unit aggravated battle and is presently housed astatine nan York County Jail, wherever he is not eligible for release, according to News Center Maine. 

DailyMail.com has reached retired to Catalina for comment. 

Lanigan is up for reelection adjacent week and moving against Democrat Patricia Kidder. 

His apprehension will not impact his expertise to tally aliases service successful office. 

However, Maine House Democrats person called for his 'immediate resignation' successful a statement on Tuesday. 

'We are stunned, dismayed, and horrified by nan specifications of nan charges against Rep. Lucas Lanigan that were disclosed successful an affidavit from nan Sanford Police Department.

'Domestic unit of immoderate benignant is unacceptable,' nan connection continued. 'These grievously superior allegations show that Rep. Lanigan is intelligibly unfit to proceed serving arsenic a authorities representative.

'We concur pinch Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross' telephone for his resignation, and dream that he takes it upon himself to do nan correct thing.' 

Ross said Lanigan 'violated' nan 'demands [for] integrity and accountability' that is required by those serving nan public. 

'For nan bully of our authorities and his constituents, I americium calling for his contiguous resignation. And I petition that each leaders subordinate maine successful opinionated up powerfully against home unit and calling for Rep. Lanigan to taxable his charismatic resignation,' she said, according to Bangor Daily News. 

However, different authorities representatives are waiting connected much accusation earlier making a plea for his resignation. 

House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham said nan ineligible process would request to 'take its course' earlier he commented, according to News Maine Center.  

Lanigan is expected to look successful tribunal via Zoom connected Wednesday astatine 1pm.