Obetz Mayor D. Greg Scott has been charged with assaulting his ex-wife during calling hours for his recently deceased mother at a Groveport funeral home, Groveport police said.

Obetz Mayor D. Greg Scott has been charged with assaulting his ex-wife during calling hours for his recently deceased mother at a Groveport funeral home, Groveport police said.

Scott, 59, of the 1700 block of Obetz Avenue, faces misdemeanor counts of domestic violence and assault in connection with a Friday incident at the Myers-Woodyard Funeral Home in the 500 block of Main Street. Scott's mother, 77-year-old Delores A. Scott, died on May 24. Her calling hours were set for Friday and her funeral for Saturday, according to the funeral home.

Groveport Police Chief Ralph Portier said Scott became embroiled in an argument with his ex-wife, who had come to calling hours. She was pushed and knocked to the ground by Scott, according to police. Police said she received minor injuries but declined to go to the hospital.

Scott was taken to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center for observation after he complained of chest pains.

Some Obetz police officers who were at the funeral home tried to separate family during the fray, Portier said.Scott would not provide a statement to Groveport police, Portier said. The chief declined further comment.

Mayor Scott could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Village administrator E. Rod Davisson said in an e-mail that he had not heard from Scott regarding his plans, but Davisson did not expect the case to impact the village's ability to conduct daily business.

"The Obetz charter provides for a president pro tempore," Davisson wrote. "That person fills in when the mayor is absent, so a brief absence would not affect village business. The mayor position is a part-time position and the day to day operations of the village are handled by full-time staff."

Louise Crabtree is the village council's president pro tem. She could not be reached Tuesday afternoon.

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