Wharton City Councilmember Burnell Neal, 61, was arrested early Monday morning after allegedly assaulting three family members, including an elderly person and an 11-year-old child, at his home on Harris Street. Neal, in his first term as District 1 councilman, faces charges of assault causing bodily injury and felony injury to a child, elderly, or disabled person. After posting a $65,000 bond, he was released later that afternoon. This follows previous arrests in ’17 and ’12. Neal, who had planned to run for re-election, is now being challenged by Ryan “Slim” Salazar.