Tallassee Mayor John Hammock has filed for divorce following a domestic violence strangulation charge against him in Baldwin County claiming he is a victim.
Hammock’s wife Kimberly was served divorce papers by a bailiff just before a hearing for a protection for abuse (PFA) she filed following an incident in Orange Beach that left her bruised, with a broken tooth and unconscious from an alleged “beating” by John.
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