The request to dismiss battery charges against District 4 county commissioner J.C. Henderson was denied Wednesday by Newton County Magistrate Court Judge Kim Degonia, sending the case to superior court. Arresting officer Chip Shirah from the Covington Police Department testified that he was called to the Henderson home on Oct. 10, 2009 at 5:43 p.m. when the Henderson’s son Quinn called 911 at his mother’s request about a family fight. He said that when he arrived he saw Sandy Henderson sitting on the front porch and later noticed that her lip appeared swollen and had a bit of blood on it and
Henderson battery case to move forward