Candidate says he will sue over ?slanderous statement?

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A challenger in the race for Carroll County commissioner said he plans to sue a local publication, alleging defamation.

“Just because I got convicted of second-degree assault doesn?t make me a wife-beater,” said C. Eric Bouchat, a Republican from Woodbine. “That?s a very slanderous statement.”

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