CEO Charged With Choking Woman Garners Board Support, Not Rebuke
Governance watchdogs say a firmer response is needed after Sonic Automotive’s David Smith was charged with assaulting a woman.
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The scene described in the arrest warrant is disturbing. In the early hours of Oct. 5, a 46-year-old man shoved and began strangling a woman in her early twenties, knocking a phone out of her hand when she tried to call for help.