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Kathryn Morris, the wife of state Del. Rick Morris, has been charged with three misdemeanor domestic assault and battery charges after her husband pressed the charges against her on Monday, according to criminal complaints on file with the Suffolk Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court.
Rick Morris filed three criminal complaints against his wife, accusing her of “screaming rage” and assault.
Rick Morris was charged last month with 14 crimes, seven of them felonies, after criminal complaints were filed by Detective Lydia Thompson of the Suffolk Police Department.
The delegate was charged Sept. 20 with a child abuse felony, and two assault and battery misdemeanors. On Sept. 22, he was charged with six additional felonies and five misdemeanors.
Kathryn Morris received a preliminary protective order against her husband on Sept. 22. A hearing on whether to make the order permanent is scheduled for Thursday in the Suffolk JDR court.
The complaints that Morris filed against his wife describe three separate occasions dating from December 2015 to August 2016 of screaming rage. Rick Morris accused his wife grabbing him by the neck and arm on two occasions, and on a third occasion, by the head.
In the most recent event detailed in the complaints, Rick Morris reported his wife grabbing him by the neck and arm and pushing him into a wall causing a bruise after an argument on Aug. 15, 2016.
In the complaint, Morris said, “I tried to push her off of me but we fell to the floor next to the couch. When we fell her nails ripped across my neck causing a deep scratch. We got up and I made a degratory (sic) comment to her mental status and she punched me in the eye causing a large welt.”
The complaint says Morris told his wife on Sept. 18 that he wanted a divorce. He requested a preliminary protective order against his wife on Sept. 27, after he had been charged. The hearing Thursday will address both protective orders.
Smith can be reached by phone at 757-510-1663.