Charges dropped in airport manager Watts' arrest

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Criminal charges against Venice Airport manager Fred Watts have been dropped by the State Attorney's Office, this according to information from Watt's attorney's office.

Michael Barfield, assistant to attorney Andrea Mogensen, notified Venice Florida! dot com this morning of the State Attorney's decision to drop the charges. In an email sent out this morning, Barfield wrote, "The charges against Fred Watts have been dismissed. He returned to work today."

Watts had hired Mogensen to represent him after Watts was arrested last month. Watts was accused of battering his wife. According to the police report, Watts had pushed his wife during an argument about her use of prescription pain pills. Watts was reportedly accused of pushing his wife as she was attempting to obtain more pills.