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No charges for congressman's wife in bar fight

No charges will be filed against the wife of Democratic Rep. John Conyers  over a bar fight, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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City Councilwoman Monica Conyers attends a labor rally with her husband, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., in September.Carlos Osorio / AP file
/ Source: The Associated Press

No charges will be filed against City Councilwoman Monica Conyers, the wife of Democratic Rep. John Conyers, over a bar fight, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Conyers and another woman got into a fight in December during a birthday party for a lawyer.

The lawyer’s date, Rebecca Mews, appeared on television with a black eye and claimed Conyers threw the first punch. Conyers claimed Mews shoved her and she defended herself.

Prosecutor Kym Worthy said a majority of witnesses, including the lawyer, supported Conyers’ version of events.