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Charged With Domestic Battery, Chicago Alderman Ricardo Munoz To Appear In Court Today

CHICAGO (CBS)--Chicago Alderman Ricardo Munoz will appear in court on domestic battery charges Wednesday.

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Ald. Ricardo Munoz and his attorney leave the Domestic Violence Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 3, 2019, after he pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor domestic battery, for allegedly hitting his wife on New Year's Eve. (Credit: CBS)

Munoz pleaded not guilty to the charges in January, but at his wife's request a judge allowed him to return home.

He announced last year his decision not to seek reelection after 25 years representing Chicago's 22nd Ward.

 

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