Former 'Southern Charm' star & state treasurer Thomas Ravenel pleads guilty to assault, avoids jail [View all]

Former SC Treasurer and star of Bravo's 'Southern Charm,' Thomas Ravenel (R) pleaded guilty to assault and battery in a Charleston County court Wednesday.

The plea allows Ravenel to avoid jail time, instead paying a $500 fine, according to court records.

Ravenel was arrested in September 2018 and charged with assault and battery second degree in relation to an incident that occurred in January 2015, according to Charleston County Detention Center records and an incident report shared by the Charleston Police Department.

Charleston police opened an investigation in May after a victim contacted them to report an incident that occurred at a home on Charlotte Street in Charleston in early 2015.

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Ravenel was South Carolina state treasurer in 2007 before resigning after he was indicted on federal cocaine distribution charges.