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== Controversy ==
[[Southlake, TX]], police arrested Russ Martin while working out on July 18, 2008 for charges of aggravated assault-bodily injury-deadly weapon following an incident occurringwhich occurred on July 14, 2008 concerninginvolving his then girlfriend Mandy Blake.<ref>http://static.cbslocal.com/station/ktvt/docs/2008/july/martin.pdf</ref> As stated on the Russ Martin Show, Southlake PD followed through with the arrest without conducting any investigation to the claim put forth, as well as making a spectacle of the arrest by doing it in a very public place. Martin was accused of pulling her hair, kicking her, and brandishing a pistol.<ref>http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/64796212.html</ref> His charges were later reduced to misdemeanor assault. During this time, Martin's show was put on hiatus and the station changed formats to sports radio. Two weeks prior to Martin's scheduled court date he accepted a plea bargain and pleaded no contest. Martin was placed on two years of deferred probation, and was required to complete a batterer's intervention program to clear his record. On February 10, 2009, nearly eight months after the incident, Mandy Blake filed a complaint with the Southlake police department, claiming she had been "coerced" into making a statement for what she considered a "very minor incident."<ref>http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/64796212.html</ref>
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