SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office reports a former Spartanburg County Councilmember was arrested for assaulting a deputy on Wednesday.

Deputies said they responded to a disturbance on Peach Shed Road, where Garvin O’Neal Mintz was believed to be heavily intoxicated. He then threw the contents of his drink into a deputy’s face.

Deputies report Mintz was charged with breach of peace, high and aggravated and assault & battery, third degree.

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