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Does The Dia Revelation Change Your Mind- Friday 60 Minute Poll

The Toledo Blade published a story yesterday about council candidate Tony Dia regarding a shooting and killing he admitted to while a juvenile. Does that story affect your support of the Republican candidate? The story concerns an event that happened when Dia was 16. On Sept. 14, 1986, Mr. Dia fatally shot another teenager during an argument he and others were having near the area of Chase and Ohio streets. Dia was charged with murder originally but the case remained in juvenile court and on March 6, 1987, he entered a plea to an amended charge of voluntary manslaughter.

He ended up serving six months, from March 1987-September 1987 when he was released. His campaign spokesman released this statement yesterday following the release of the story.

“In 1986 a young Muslim immigrant and his friends were attacked on the North End of Toledo. In the course of the attack, that young man, Tony Dia, fired in self defense.“During the investigation into the incident, Tony was pressured into a plea deal, which he took rather than risk the rest of his life at the hands of a criminal justice system that is stacked against men like him.

“This is a story that takes place in America every day. It is a story that is very often not covered in the media or understood by the general public. And now it is a story that is being used by Katie Moline, corrupt Democrats, and our city’s paper of record to smear an immigrant, small business owner, and Toledoan who’s only current crime is running against the Good Ole Boys Club in One Government Center.”

Does this revelation of a juvenile killing change your mind about Dia's run for office? FRIDAY 60 MINUTE POLL


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