Silverhill councilman arrested on assault charge

A Silverhill Town Council member who lost his seat in Tuesday’s election was arrested Friday after a neighbor said the official attacked him after vote results were announced, authorities said.

George Michael Allegri Jr., 44, was booked into the Baldwin County Corrections Center at 4:04 p.m. on a charge of third-degree assault, according to jail records. His bail was set at $2,500.

Baldwin County deputies responded to a call on Silverhill Avenue on Tuesday night that Allegri and Mark Crowson were fighting, according to a Sheriff’s Office statement. Silverhill police had first been called to the scene, but asked the county to handle the case because the incident involved a municipal official.

Silverhill councilman arrested on assault charge