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Brian Blair’s Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office booking mug shot

Brian Blair, defeated Hillsborough County Commissioner, sore loser and, now, criminal defendant.

From ABC Action News:

Brian Blair, the former pro wrestler and Hillsborough County commissioner, is facing child abuse charges after he allegedly got into a scuffle with his teenage boys.

Blair, 52, was arrested his home on 12702 Boulevard N shortly after 5 am and booked into the Orient Road Jail at 12:45 p.m, jail records show.

According to Hillsborough Sheriff’s spokesman Larry McKinnon, Blair got into an argument with his two two teen-aged sons that turned physical, sheriff’s Deputy Larry McKinnon said.

“It was a family argument between him and his sons and during the altercation at least one was battered,” McKinnon said.

The Times adds these details from the arrest report:

An arrest report said Blair, a former professional wrestler who is 6 feet tall and weighs 235 pounds, pushed his older son Brett, 17, in the chest around 4 a.m.

The teen tried to walk away, but Blair grabbed him and punched him in the face with a closed fist, leaving a red mark and causing swelling, the arrest report said.

Blair then put the 17-year-old in a choke hold, causing him to have trouble breathing, according to the report.

Deputies said Blair then let go of his older son and grabbed his younger son by the throat. He punched the boy on the top of his head, leaving a bump, the arrest report said. In their report, deputies gave the younger son’s age as 12, though Blair’s campaign Web site said he is 13.

He is, of course, innocent until proven guilty.

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