A jury has acquitted a Village of Charlotte husband arrested earlier this year after a drunken brawl with his wife.
A Sumter County jury acquitted 63-year-old David Sedita in the Jan. 13 altercation with his wife, 60-year-old Beth Sedita.
The New Hampshire natives had been drinking at a local restaurant before heading home, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Each had consumed five to six alcoholic drinks, the report indicated.
During the drive home, they got into an argument over a lost debit card.
Beth Sedita allegedly punched her husband in the chest. When they arrived home, he reportedly held her against a freezer, punched her and pulled her hair. She locked herself in a bedroom, prompting her husband to bang on the door and eventually kick it in.
A deputy who arrived on the scene at the home on Dalkeith Terrace noted that Beth Sedita had a laceration over her eye that was “bleeding heavily.” There was also blood on the carpet.
Earlier this month, David Sedita was acquitted in the case.
Beth Sedita has pleaded not guilty to a charge of domestic battery in the incident.
Her case is due for a status conference on Thursday in Sumter County Court.
