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Edsel Ford II won't face charges

Published Jul. 5, 2016 9:53 a.m. ET

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Edsel Ford II will not face criminal charges for an alleged domestic violence incident that took place at his home in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.

Ford was arrested last night, but at his arraignment this morning, prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to press charges, according to the Detroit Free-Press.

Ford is the great-grandson of Ford Motor Co. founder Henry Ford.

Edsel, 67, was elected to Ford’s board of directors in 1988 and serves on the automakers finance committee and sustainability and innovation committee. As a consultant to Ford, he is active in company affairs and corporate dealer relations.

According to his company bio, “Ford is owner and chairman of Pentastar Aviation, an aviation services provider headquartered at Oakland County International Airport in suburban Detroit, and is majority owner and chairman of Marketing Associates, a Detroit-based marketing services company. He serves on the board of International Speedway Corporation and is former chairman of the Detroit branch of Chicago Federal Reserve Bank.”

Ford is married to the former Cynthia Layne Neskow. They have four sons.