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Magnolia Mayor Arrested on Felony Assault Charge Involving Pregnant Staffer

The arrest signals a shift from an inconclusive city review to a state-led criminal case.

Overview

  • The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office confirmed Tuesday that Mayor Matthew Dantzer was jailed on a Tarrant County warrant for felony assault of a pregnant person.
  • He is being held in the Montgomery County Jail as Texas Rangers continue the investigation that led to the warrant.
  • City Secretary Christian Gable alleges the mayor grabbed her throat, pinned her against a column, and tried to pull down her pants during an October 2025 work trip in Fort Worth.
  • A city-ordered outside review of her November HR complaint was labeled inconclusive and the city took no action at the time.
  • Dantzer denies the allegations through his attorney as parallel federal suits by Gable and a former HR director accuse the city of retaliation and policy failures.