Here is more from Politico:
Jerry Taylor, the co-founder and president of the Niskanen Center, recently resigned from the Washington, D.C.-based think tank after being charged with violently attacking his wife, according to court records obtained by POLITICO.
Taylor, who previously had been a longtime top official of the Cato Institute, was arrested in early June on a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery of a family member in Arlington, Va.
He denies the accusations, but says he pleaded guilty in exchange for the charges being dismissed as long as he successfully completes a domestic violence and substance abuse prevention program.
According to Politico, the board at Niskanen was made aware of the incident in early September and immediately put Taylor on administrative leave. He resigned on September 6. Taylor co-founded Niskanen in 2014.
Joseph Coon, a co-founder of Niskanen, is now the interim president of the think tank.