Martinsville council members address meeting controversy at press conference

Martinsville council members address meeting controversy at press conference

Two days after the forcible removal of Martinsville City Council member Aaron Rawls from a council meeting, he and fellow councilor Julian Mei held a press conference to share their concerns about the incident and the impact that council dynamics are having on the city’s reputation. At Tuesday’s council meeting, Mayor L.C. Jones, who believed Rawls to be insulting a staff member, cut his comments short. A sheriff’s deputy approached Rawls and as…