CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. — Channel 9 obtained video Thursday of a fight between two commissioners that happened right before the Caldwell County Commission meeting earlier this week.
In the video you can see Commissioners Jeff Branch and Donnie Potter at the dais in front of a packed crowd on Monday.
The two were sitting when one got up and pushed another, which kicked off the scuffle.
Several people including law enforcement rushed to the fight and broke it up.
Potter was listed as a victim, according to a police report.
He told Channel 9’s Dave Faherty that he fought back after being attacked and said the incident was shameful, embarrassing and wrong.
The two apologized afterward.
It is unknown what started the fight.
Police said neither commissioner asked for charges to be filed. Both men will see each other at 3 p.m. Friday for another county commission meeting.
VIDEO: Caldwell County commissioners’ fight sparks public concern
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