Anthony Flanagan, who is running as a Democrat for the District 3 Newton County Board of Commissioners seat, served prison time for aggravated assault in Rockdale County in the early 90s and has had several financial troubles, according to public records. On March 18, 1991, a 32-year-old McDonough man entered Flanagan's yard and threatened Flanagan, according to Rockdale County court documents. Flanagan, who was 23 at the time, shot the man with a .25 caliber pistol in his left arm, breaking his bone.