Charges Against Cletus Lee, North Braddock Mayor-Elect, Withdrawn

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

NORTH BRADDOCK (KDKA) - North Braddock's first Black mayor-elect, Cletus Lee went before a judge Thursday morning.

The assault charge against him was withdraw during the proceeding.

Lee was charged after getting in the middle of an altercation between his ex-girlfriend and another woman last month.

After Lee was elected, he told KDKA he was looking to put the incident behind him and focus on leading.