Article: CANDIDATE FACES ASSAULT CHARGE; A candidate for a Minneapolis City Council seat says he is a victim of a setup involving his girlfriend last summer.(NEWS)

Byline: STEVE BRANDT; STAFF WRITER

CORRECTION PUBLISHED 10/08/09: This story had incorrect information about Minneapolis mayoral candidate Al Flowers' response to a marijuana possession charge. He has not entered a plea.

One of the candidates in a five-way City Council race to represent the Near North community of Minneapolis is facing a domestic assault charge from an incident with his girlfriend last summer.

Lennie C. Chism said Tuesday that he will plead not guilty to the fifth-degree domestic assault charge and that he is the victim of a setup by a woman scorned. Monika C. Shannon of Minnetonka obtained a protection order last month against ...

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