CALDWELL, Idaho — Misdemeanor domestic battery charges against Middleton Mayor Darin Taylor have been dismissed, according to online court records.
Taylor was arrested and booked into the Canyon County Jail on March 2 after police were called out to his Middleton home. He is accused grabbing his wife by her arm. She told police the violent conduct had been “going on for years.”
Taylor did not resign and posted an apology on the city’s website. He also took a few days off but has since returned to his job as mayor. He called it a stressful time for him, his family and the community, but said he was confident that “we will be able to work through this together.”
According to court documents, a motion to dismiss the charges was filed by the prosecutor on May 1. The judge dismissed the case the next day. Taylor’s $2,000 bond has been exonerated.
Taylor issued this statement after the dismissal:
We are pleased the charges were dropped and the case was dismissed. We do not think Darin should have been arrested or the case should have been filed since he stopped me from driving while I was under the influence of mood-altering prescription medication. Deputies misconstrued information from us, and we are in the process of comparing deputy statements to the recordings of the victim and witness interviews.
Taylor’s term is up in November. He is not running for re-election.
