Assault, domestic violence charges dismissed against former Lansing mayoral candidate

LANSING — All assault and domestic violence charges have been dismissed against a former Lansing mayoral candidate. 

Daniel Anthony Trevino, 21, had been charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm, domestic violence, three counts of destruction of property and one count of interfering with electronic communications.

All charges were dismissed last month because the reported victim did not wish to proceed, Ingham County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Mike Cheltenham said. 

At a preliminary hearing in April 2017, a woman said she spoke with Trevino's father, Danny Dario Trevino, about the possibility of dropping the matter in exchange for custody of her and Daniel Anthony Trevino's child, which she was pregnant with at the time.

Trevino's father, Danny Dario Trevino, wanted to run for mayor but was not able to hold office because he has a felony conviction that occurred within the past 20 years. 

The younger Trevino filed to run for mayor 17 days after the incident that led to the charges. 

Trevino received 452 votes, or 3.68% of the total vote, during the Aug. 8, 2017, primary election. Mayor Andy Schor won the primary with 68.37% of the vote, and was later elected mayor of Lansing. 

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Contact Kara Berg at 517-377-1113 or kberg@lsj.com. Follow her on Twitter @karaberg95.