Clark County Republican Party chairman arrested on battery charge [Video]

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The chairman of the Clark County Republican Party was arrested on battery charges, according to a recently obtained arrest report.

The arrest comes after police responded to a report that a woman’s ex-boyfriend, Jesse Law, had hit her.

The two had dated for one year and lived together but recently broke up, according to the arrest report. The woman explained to police that the lease to their shared apartment was almost up and they were both moving things out.

Law told officers the victim told him she was going to meet other guys, so he grabbed her phone to see what guy she was talking about, but found the phone locked. The victim said Law took her phone and car keys and she followed him down the stairs to stop him. Law declined taking her things.

The two fell down the stairs. Law told officers after …