February 23, 2012

Clay County presiding commissioner sues opponent

Clay County’s presiding commissioner is suing his political opponent for libel and slander because of one of her campaign commercials.

Commissioner Ed Quick says a claim in Pam Mason’s commercial that he had done hard prison time for robbery and burglary is “crazy.”

Mason’s commercial uses 56-year-old documents that list Quick’s name in a complaint but do not show him convicted of anything or doing any prison time. He wants $1 million in damages.