Allegations over the infamous "belly battery" incident involving Nye County Commissioner Peter Liakopoulos and Sam Jones were recently tossed by the state attorney general's Office .

Jones, who accused Liakopoulos of misstating his previous political record in Illinois during a May 1, 2007, county commission meeting, claimed Liakopoulos bumped him after the meeting in front of the dais at the Bob Ruud Community Center.

Almost a year after the incident, Nevada Chief Deputy Attorney General Conrad Hafen ruled any encounter didn't rise to the level of battery. Hafen referred to his review of a videotape shot at the end of the Nye County Commission meeting.

"Rather it depicts you and Mr. Liakopoulos having a discussion regarding your earlier comments and his frustration about your comments," Hafen wrote in a letter to Jones dated March 12.

"I must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he used 'unlawful force or violence' during this incident. In light of the videotape I do not believe Mr. Liakopoulos' conduct rises to that level," Hafen wrote.

Jones, who attended a public meeting convened by Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto at the Bob Ruud Community Center Wednesday night, said the footage was shot at a bad angle. Jones also claimed Liakopoulos summoned him after the May 1 meeting was over, taking off his glasses and motioning for Jones to approach him.

During his public remarks after the attorney general's presentation Wednesday, Jones claimed Conrad Hafen had a conflict of interest because he admitted being related to Pahrump developer Tim Hafen.

Liakopoulos is batting a thousand, after defeating two ethics complaints, a recall petition and the battery allegations. That leaves only a bribery complaint pending.

Nye County commissioners will vote Tuesday on whether to refer that to the attorney general's office and reimburse the state for the investigative costs.

Liakopoulos said Jones' accusation about Conrad Hafen doesn't make sense, since Tim Hafen actually backed his opponents during the 2006 campaign.

"Once again, seeing so many things come and go, people making accusations, the whole thing about this is the system really does work and I want to thank everybody who stood by me," Liakopoulos said.

The argument between Liakopoulos and Jones led Liakopoulos to request sheriff's deputies to provide security at county commission meetings. Jones was armed with a hand gun when he approached Liakopoulos.

Liakopoulos said he will make a statement at Tuesday's meeting and make the motion to authorize the attorney general's investigation on the bribery charges.

"Everything else will pass too, just like this. You have to hang in there and just keep on working," Liakopoulos said, describing himself as "very optimistic" about being absolved of the bribery charges as well.