Tavares Mayor Robert Wolfe is back in his seat at the city council following some chaotic and controversial events in his personal life.

  • Tavares Mayor Robert Wolfe present for tonight's council meeting
  • Charges of domestic battery against him dropped
  • Wife arrested for perjury

Wolfe was arrested on May 6 following a domestic battery call to his home. At the time his wife, Sharon, claimed he fired a gun in their bedroom during an argument. A bullet hole was found inside the master bedroom.

Charges against him were later dropped when his wife recanted what she told law enforcement.

“Everybody doesn’t have a perfect life," Wolfe said. "And things do happen.”

His wife, Sharon, originally claimed he fired a gun during an argument in their home. Deputies responded and found a bullet hole in his master bedroom. But Wolfe always maintained that it was an accident.

“I’m glad to see that the judicial system went through the process and found that, of course, they had nothing to charge me with," he said.  "Because like I said from the beginning, it was a misunderstanding, an accident, whatever you want to consider it.”

Some council members were calling for his resignation, but following the decision from the State Attorney's Office to not press charges, they were singing a different tune on Wednesday.

“The mayor has done some great things in the past, so we’re going to put this behind us and move forward," Councilmember Lisa Johnson said. "Tavares is an amazing city and we’re gonna be strong again."

Wolfe said he feels the same way, and adds that he is confident he can keep his personal life separate from his work and duty serving the city.

“Just keep the city moving forward and go with the projects we have going on," Wolfe said.

As for the mayor’s wife, Sharon, she is still under investigation and facing charges of perjury regarding her husband’s arrest earlier this month.

The mayor said he and his wife are going to continue to work through their issues and see how it goes.