So, Tim D’Annunzio has now sued his opponent, Harold Johnson, for defamation in the 8th Congressional District runoff. That’s on top of a threatened lawsuit against state GOP Chairman Tom Fetzer.

From The Fayetteville Observer:

Late in the day, Johnson swung by the local “GOP Victory” office off Bragg Boulevard expecting to meet supporters and well-wishers.

Just before 5 p.m., two Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies marched into the office and led him to a back room, where he was served with a civil lawsuit filed by Fayetteville lawyer Ronnie Mitchell on behalf of his client, D’Annunzio.

The suit was filed at 3:33 p.m. in Hoke County Superior Court. Some of D’Annunzio’s supporters were present at the GOP office in Fayetteville and recorded the incident. They wanted to ask Johnson questions, but the 68-year-old was ushered away by his aides.

The lawsuit accuses Johnson of defamation of character and violation of state campaign laws that prohibit candidates from making statements against their opponents that are either knowingly false or in reckless disregard to the truth.