A leaked police report obtained by the Adirondack Daily Enterprise sheds new light on an altercation between the Saranac Lake village mayor and manager that led to village board calls for an investigation and the resignation of the manager.
Mayor Jimmy Williams allegedly grabbed village Manager Erik Stender by the throat and “slammed” him against a wall, according to a statement Stender gave to village police in a leaked report on the July 11 altercation. Village employee eyewitnesses say Williams was acting defensively as Stender punched a wall next to him, which Stender denies.