Darryl Glenn explains 1983 assault charge that was dropped

Colorado U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn says he was defending his mother against an abusive father in a 1983 altercation that led to a misdemeanor assault charge against Glenn.

Glenn, the Republican challenger to Democrat Michael Bennet, had previously denied he was arrested when asked about the charge by The Denver Post, which reported his statement on Thursday.

The charge against the then-18-year-old Glenn was dropped.

Glenn said he did not remember the incident until he spoke this week to his mother about it.