r/LakeOfTheOzarks

I'll let the inimitable Among the Dogwoods blog tell the story:

> In New Business, Recorder of Deeds Donnie Snelling wanted to address the Commission regarding a Facebook article that was posted about him. He was speaking softly as he approached the microphone table. In a whispery voice that Joe Biden would have admired, he murmured that the post was by Nathan Rinne and it mentioned dust control on Snelling’s road. I was straining my poor range-damaged ears to pick up what he was saying. As Snelling was talking, Commissioner Gohagan responded that he wanted to talk about a Facebook post Donnie Snelling had made. Snelling left the microphone table and approached the Commission bench. > > Snelling grabbed Gohagan’s phone out of his hands while they were talking and the confrontation began to escalate as Gohagan got hold of Snelling’s phone. Snelling balled his fists as if he was challenging Gohagan to a fight and Gohagan accepted the challenge. Fortunately, the numerous Sheriff’s deputies in the room intervened before anyone could take a swing, negotiated a mutual hostage phone exchange between both parties, and Snelling was escorted out of the Commission meeting room. > > And that was that. > > It’s good that the deputies were able to keep a lid on things. As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to the realization that you reach a certain age where even if you win a fight, it sure feels like you lost the next morning. > > And it also seems like at least one elected official self-reported that he was illegally carrying a firearm during the Commission meeting. It seems like that’s okay? As long as he has a CCW permit?

This seems weird even for Camden County; does anyone know the backstory?