Lipscomb police chief Lance McDade was trying to arrest Mayor Warren Carey , who refused to leave his office when the fight broke out . McDade is currently in jail for resisting arrest and assaulting police officer . Mayor was holding a letter that would have placed all city employees , with the exception of dispatch , on paid administrative leave . McDade has been arrested before for domestic violence and for obstructing the government process at the scene of a fire .
Lipscomb police chief Warren Carey was trying to arrest Mayor Lance McDade , who refused to leave his office when the fight broke out . McDade is currently in jail for resisting arrest and assaulting police officer . Mayor was holding a letter that would have placed all city employees , with the exception of dispatch , on paid administrative leave . McDade has been arrested before for domestic violence and for obstructing the government process at the scene of a fire .