Standing at the intersection of 5th Street and D Street, Marysville’s mayor was sucker punched in the back by a man who was later tackled by a city councilmember before his subsequent arrest, according to witnesses at the scene on Thursday afternoon.
Prior to a meeting with U.S. Congressman Doug LaMalfa at the site of the Hotel Marysville fire, Marysville Police Chief Chris Sachs, Councilmember Dom Belza, and Mayor Chris Branscum were standing in the middle of the crosswalk on 5th Street, the trio told the Appeal…