The Tennessee Republican Party’s “family values” are on display in Williamson County, where the former spokesman of the Tennessee GOP, Bill Hobbs, has been [charged] with abusing his wife, Anne Hobbs. WKRN reports the following (with documents)

An arrest warrant was issued October 12, 2009 charging William H. Hobbs with domestic assault. His bail was set at $1,500. You can view the public documents here.

Here’s what the affidavit of complaint says:

On 10-12-2009 at approx 5:30 PM, BPD Officer Huddleston was dispatched to Vanderbilt Med Ctr, 21st Ave, Nashville, in response to a reported domestic violence assault. Upon arrival, Officer Hudleston spoke with Anna Hobbs. Mrs Hobbs stated that on 10-11-2009 at approx 11:15 PM she and her husband William got into an arguement that turned physical when Mr. Hobbs struck the left side of Mrs Hobbs head and knocked her down. Mrs Hobbs also suffered visible injuries to her left wrist. A short time later, Mr Hobbs left the residence. On 10-12-2009 Mrs. Hobbs head was so painful that she went to Vanderbilt ed Ctr for treatment. Vanderbilt reported the incident to BPD. Mrs Hobbs gave a written statement to Officer Huddleston.

Hobbs is widely considered an alter ego for 3rd District Congressional candidate Robin Smith, who chaired the Tennessee GOP during his tenure as spokesman. During that time Smith and Hobbs worked together to craft GOP statements touting the superior morality and “family values” of republicans. Apparently, assaulting one’s spouse is one of those “family values”.

UPDATE: Mr. Hobbs has threatened to sue the Rutherford County Democratic Party for this story, claiming that he was never convicted, which the original story reported. He is technically correct due to the fact that the judge has dismissed the case because of 3 months good behavior by Mr. Hobbs and mandatory marriage counseling. The story has been changed above to reflect this. The word “convicted” has been changed to [charged]. You can read more about this development here.