Rory Ogle was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 2002 but resigned in 2005 after he was arrested for domestic violence and assault after an altercation with his wife. He was alleged to have thrown a headboard and a mop handle at his wife while drunk, injuring her. She called from a nearby grocery where she ran for safety. The headboard hit her hand and may have broken it. His wife said she was divorcing him. He did this in front of this three children, all less than ten years old.
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