Here's the statement Martino posted after his release from jail -- but did not post on his KHOW Troubleshooter site (his show was already taking a holiday hiatus this week):
Holly and I remain deeply in love and committed to each other and to our family. The incident that happened Friday night was a foolish mistake. We were both drinking too much. We got into an argument that escalated over a struggle for a cell phone. We were both inadvertently injured and we were not trying to hurt each other.My over-reaction was uncalled for. I am ashamed of my behavior. I should've walked away. I also believe alcohol was a major catalyst. We are dealing with our issues through professional Christian spiritual counseling, with mutual love and support. We advise anyone dealing with these struggles to seek help before there is an incident.
Speaking of incidents: Martino doesn't much like criticism, as we've discovered when we've posted stories critical of his business dealings, including his 2011 bankruptcy filing.
But our most classic Martino encounter came after we published a story in 2009 by Jared Jacang Maher about Martino's questionable involvement with a product named Efusjon . Martino came to the office to accost the reporter, and wound up putting our managing editor on film; he then set up Jacang Maher for an ambush -- but wound up mixing him up with writer/comic Adam Cayton-Holland, which resulted in this hilarious video.
Nobody knows the Troubleshooters we've seen....
More from the Calhoun: Wake Up Call archive: "A century and a half later, the wounds of Sand Creek are still fresh."
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