NC Councilman Claims Fellow Councilman BROKE KNEE During Closed Door Meeting

Statesville City, NC., Councilman, Jarrod Phifer, is claiming fellow Councilman, Roy West, broke his knee during a fit of rage in a closed door meeting on Monday. West represents Ward One, and Phifer is a representative of Ward Three.

West acknowledges he and Phifer (pictured left) got into a heated exchange during a closed door meeting but maintains no assault took place.

Phifer talked about the incident while appearing with injury attorney, Todd Hollis. An x-ray image and other images of his fractured knee were presented. Phifer said he also suffered a sprained thumb in the attack.

“He was sitting right across from me, I told him that I didn’t appreciate what he had done, it was very poor judgment attacking me personally in the newspaper,” West said.

“We both rose, we had quick thinking council members that grabbed us and restrained us, I never touched him and we’ve got seven council members and a city attorney who saw it and will testify to that.”

In an opinion piece written in the Statesville Record & Landmark on June 3, Phifer referred to West as an “elderly, privileged, bitter, bigoted man who is comfortable with the status quo.”

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