Merritt allegedly shoves citizen after meeting

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What started as a routine meeting of the Scurry County commissioners sitting as the Hermleigh Water Works board of directors degenerated into heated words and a physical altercation involving Pct. 2 County Commissioner Craig Merritt and Gayle Summers.
The meeting had officially adjourned when Summers and Merritt began exchanging words.
Summers had wished to address the board about concerns she had with the county, but County Judge Dan Hicks said that since the comments did not involve Hermleigh Water Works, Summers would not be allowed to speak and adjourned the meeting.
Summers and Merritt then exchanged heated words over Summers’ accusation that Merritt had broken promises he had made to voters when he ran for office. 
Merritt took exception to the accusations and the two drew close to each other before agreeing to discuss the matter further in Merritt’s office.
Shortly afterward, the two once again got into a heated disagreement at the doorway of Merritt’s second floor office in the Scurry County Courthouse. After Summers repeated her accusation, Merritt said, “Don’t call me a liar,” approached Summers and shoved her back into the hallway.
The pair were separated for a brief period, with Merritt going into his office and Summers sitting on a bench in the hallway outside. Finally, with Sheila Eckert acting as an intermediary of sorts, Summers and Merritt resumed their conversation, minus any noticeable heated words, in his office.
Law enforcement was not summoned to the courthouse in connection with the incident.
Video surveillance of the incident does not show Merritt actually shoving Summers. It showed her in the doorway of his office when she suddenly moved back a foot or two.
County Judge Dan Hicks declined comment on the matter, saying he would investigate it further. 
Neither Merritt or Summers responded to calls from the Snyder Daily News.