Assault charges filed in Florida against state Rep. Bob Nicholas, R-Cheyenne, have been dismissed, according to information from the Lee County Clerk of Court's office. 54 year old Nicholas, was arrested in Boca Grande, Fla., on Nov. 23 on felony suspicion of abusing a disabled adult, his 19-year-old mentally disabled son. The charge was a third-degree felony under Florida law. A sheriff's report said Nicholas told deputies his son suffers seizures, has a mental condition similar to autism and became combative during lunch. Nicholas said he was trying to get his son out of the restaurant, according to earlier news accounts. Patrons at the restaurant called law enforcement authorities, Nicholas said earlier, because they believed he was being too physical with his son. A phone call to Nicholas' law office in Cheyenne was not returned Wednesday.
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