(The Center Square) – The arrest of a Georgia lobbyist whose wife leads the state’s child protective services agency has created a situation where, legally, her agency is charged with investigating her husband’s child endangerment charges.

The state, however, has declined to explain what steps will be taken to avoid a conflict of interest. Though she wasn’t involved in the incident that led to her husband’s arrest, the commissioner told The Center Square on Tuesday she wants no special treatment for herself.

Her husband, Jason Broce, is accused of driving drunk with the couple’s two young children in his truck, rear ending another vehicle, then fleeing the scene. According to a police incident report, his blood alcohol content was more than four times the legal limit, and he nearly fell

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