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Andy Griffith has sued William Harold Fenrick, 42, who unsuccessfully ran for a sheriff's post after legally changing his name to Andrew Jackson Griffith. The suit alleges he violated trademark and copyright laws.
This is not the first time Fenrick has gotten in trouble for a name change. He once ran for a sheriff's post under the name Charles "Chucky" Johnson Norris. No lawsuit was ever filed, but he dropped out of the race after reportedly getting beat up in extremely corny, slow-paced fashion.
A Wisconsin man who changed his name to Andrew Jackson Griffith to make a run for sheriff is being sued by the real Andy Griffith for trademark violations.
The defendant had no comment and referred the matter to his attorney, Ben Matlock.