Damon Thayer
GEORGETOWN — The Georgetown Police Department followed its policies and procedures “by the book” while investigating a domestic dispute involving state Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer, Mayor Tom Prather and police Chief Michael Bosse said in separate interviews.
Police were alerted to an argument between Thayer and his former fiancée, Tonya Branham, on Dec. 14. Many of the details surrounding the incident are contained in a countersuit filed last week by Branham to a lawsuit filed by Thayer. Thayer was seeking to restrain Branham from entering a house on Spyglass Drive that is in each of their names.
Branham’s lawsuit contends the Georgetown Republican made threats to prevent a police report from being filed.
“It is not a crime to have an argument,” he said. “There was no crime committed. There was no sign of, or allegations of, physical violence.
“This was a verbal argument and did not rise to the standards necessary to file any kind of police report.”
The next day, Bosse said, he called Branham.
“I made a follow-up telephone call,” the chief said. “I called her and asked if she was satisfied with the way the police handled everything. She said she absolutely was satisfied.”
In her lawsuit Branham acknowledged Bosse’s telephone call and promise that Thayer would not receive favored treatment.
After the incident, the investigating officer ran Thayer’s name through the system to make sure there were no outstanding warrants or emergency protective orders against him, Bosse said.
“There was none,” the chief said.
