Monday, June 22, 2009

[News Update] Brian Blair Arrested For Child Abuse

As initially reported yesterday by various wrestling websites, 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. following an altercation at the family's home in the Forest Hills area of Tampa, sheriff's Deputy Larry McKinnon said.

Read the complete article at: http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/article1012183.ece

Brian Blair has since been released from jail. "It's a real, I guess, unfortunate situation, that it's a misunderstanding that could have been prevented," Blair said. The Department of Children and Families will now determine whether or not Blair can continue seeing his two sons.

There's not word at the moment on how this incident will affect Blair's future as a featured Legend in Legends Championship Wrestling or how it will impact the future of his Killer Bees tag team partner, Jim Brunzell.