June 21, 2009
Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair spent Father’s Day in jail after his arrest early Sunday on charges that he punched his two sons.Blair, 52, was arrested shortly after 5 a.m. after an altercation at his family’s home in the Forest Hills area of Tampa, sheriff’s Deputy Larry McKinnon said. Blair and his wife, Toni, have two sons, Brett and Bradley, according to his campaign Web site.
Blair, a former professional wrestler who is 6 feet tall and weighs 235 pounds, pushed his older son Brett, 17, in the chest about 4 a.m., according to an arrest report.
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 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. …
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