Resident intends to sue city of Ozark after they took his freedom of speech; affidavit says


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DOTHANFIRST— OZARK, Ala. (WDHN) — A Wiregrass man is asking for the city of Ozark to pay him millions of dollars after he says his freedom of speech was taken away and he was wrongfully arrested following an argument with Mayor Mark Blankenship. A decorated military veteran, Bryant Fontenot filed for his intent to sue the []

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