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Russ Martin

SOUTHLAKE — North Texas radio personality Russ Martin is accused of physically assaulting a woman and displaying a weapon at his Southlake home last Monday.

The City of Southlake released some details Monday afternoon of the incident that prompted Martin's arrest on Friday.

Officials say the unnamed complainant alleges that she and Martin "engaged in a verbal altercation that turned physical. She advised that Martin physically assaulted her and displayed a pistol during the altercation."

The woman reported the July 14 incident to police on the following day.

Martin's afternoon radio show on KLLI-FM (105.3) Monday was a rebroadcast of an earlier program, but he was expected to return to the microphone on Tuesday.

Martin's attorney, Tim Powers, said Sunday that he believes his client will be cleared of an aggravated assault charge.

Lawyer Tim Powers said he has advised his client not to discuss publicly his arrest Friday morning at Larry North Fitness in Southlake. Martin was at the gym when he was served with an arrest warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing bodily injury.

Both Powers and Southlake police Cpl. Mike Bedrich, a spokesman for the department, have declined to discuss the incident that led to the arrest.

Police said their records indicated no history of assaults or disturbances at Martin's home.

Martin was released from jail Friday after posting a $10,000 bond.

He has been on Dallas-Fort Worth radio stations for nearly three decades. The "Russ Martin Show" on KLLI-FM (105.3) is one of the area's highest-rated afternoon radio programs.

WFAA-TV reporter Gary Reaves and Dallas Morning News staff writer Marissa Alanis contributed to this story.