The estranged wife and daughter of embattled Cohoes Mayor Shawn Morse were arrested for shoplifting earlier this week.

According to Colonie Police, Brenda Morse and her daughter were charged after shoplifting clothes from the Macy’s store in Colonie Center on Wednesday afternoon.

Brenda Morse accused her husband of domestic abuse back in 2017, which included an incident where he allegedly physically attacked one of their daughters years ago.

Then this past May, she publicly stated the allegations were false and she made them up due to a long-standing painkiller addiction, and threats that Shawn would take custody of their daughter. 

Shawn narrowly lost a Democratic primary bid for another term as mayor to Bill Keeler back in June.