BOMBSHELL: 911 Call Surfaces of Top Democrat Nominee “Drinking And Throwing Things”

Newly surfaced records are providing additional details about a 2019 domestic disturbance involving Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton, including a police call log that identifies Acton’s daughter as the person who contacted authorities.

The previously unreleased Bexley Police Department call log was obtained and first reported by Laura Loomer’s Loomer Unleashed. The document concerns an August 17, 2019 incident at Acton’s home, when she was serving as director of the Ohio Department of Health.

According to the call log, police received a report at approximately 9:45 p.m. categorized as a “911 – DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE.” The dispatcher’s narrative recorded a troubling account from the caller.

“Step dad and mom are fighting and mom has been drinking and throwing things and breaking glass daughter has left house and heading to her dads,” it states.

Loomer Unleashed reported that the caller identified in the police record was Acton’s adult daughter, adding a new detail to what had previously been publicly reported about the episode. Earlier news coverage had described the caller more generally as an “adult family member.”

A separate Bexley Police Department field interview report provides an account of what responding officers said they learned after arriving at the residence.

According to that report, Amy Acton and her husband, Eric Acton, had been involved in a verbal argument concerning her extended work hours. Police wrote that Acton became upset because she believed her husband was antagonizing her and decided she wanted to leave.

The report states that while Acton was walking down the stairs, she grabbed a mirror hanging on the wall and pulled it down, causing the glass to shatter. Acton then went into the garage intending to get into her vehicle and leave, according to the officer’s narrative, but her husband talked her out of doing so.

Police further reported that both Amy and Eric Acton acknowledged they had been drinking. The report states that Amy Acton also told officers she had taken an “unknown amount of prescription medication.”

Emergency medical personnel were subsequently called to the home. According to the police report, Acton was evaluated and advised to go to the hospital, but she declined.

Despite the circumstances described in the report, officers said there was no evidence that physical violence had occurred between the couple. Police ultimately classified the encounter as a verbal dispute, and the incident did not result in an arrest or criminal charges.

The 2019 episode received renewed attention earlier this year as Acton emerged as a major candidate for Ohio governor. Local news outlets reported on the police field interview in April, but the newly published call log obtained by Loomer Unleashed adds the contemporaneous account attributed to Acton’s daughter.

Acton’s husband has publicly pushed back against interpretations of the incident that suggest his wife was intoxicated or posed a danger that night.

In a statement previously provided to NBC4, Eric Acton said he was responsible for starting the argument and maintained that his wife had consumed only one alcoholic drink.

“Seven years ago, I had too much to drink while Amy only had one drink. I started the verbal argument while she tried to de-escalate the situation, and eventually went to bed,” he said, adding that he took responsibility for his actions that evening.

Acton’s campaign has also disputed some characterizations of the police report, including claims surrounding the prescription medication referenced by officers.

Still, the newly published call log contains the caller’s description that “mom has been drinking and throwing things and breaking glass.” The field interview report separately confirms that a mirror was pulled from a wall and shattered and that Acton acknowledged drinking and taking prescription medication.

Donald Trump Jr. reacted to previous reporting about the incident in an April social media post, harshly criticizing Acton and arguing that she should not be running for governor. Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy subsequently reposted Trump Jr.’s message.

Acton became one of Ohio’s most recognizable public officials during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the state’s health director under Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, she played a central role in Ohio’s early pandemic response, including public-health orders that affected schools, businesses and public gatherings. She resigned as health director in June 2020.

Now running for the state’s highest office, Acton’s conduct and record are receiving considerably greater political scrutiny.

The latest documents do not change the police department’s ultimate determination from 2019: officers reported finding no evidence of physical violence and characterized the matter as a verbal dispute.

But the call log exclusively obtained by Loomer Unleashed provides a new piece of the episode that voters had not previously seen. Rather than simply showing that an unidentified relative contacted police, the record identifies Acton’s daughter as the caller and documents what she reportedly told authorities while the incident was unfolding.