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Second day of pro fighter's trial: ex-wife details alleged abuse, death threats; faces pointed cross examination
EAGLE RIVER - Frank Schuman's ex-wife went into detail on a Vilas County witness stand on Tuesday morning.

Carli Bergquist described how Schuman, a professional mixed martial arts fighter from Lac du Flambeau, choked her, shoved a gun in her eye socket, and threatened to abandon her in a swamp.

Schuman is facing several charges, including battery. Tuesday was the second day of his weeklong trial.

Bergquist told the jury that abuse by Schuman, her high school sweetheart, went back as far as at least 2011.
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