The attorney for an Auburn man accused of assaulting a police officer last week is blaming the officer for escalating the situation while making what she claims was an unlawful arrest.
Annaleigh Porter, a lawyer representing Jason J. Murphy, said her client was retrieving materials from his own vehicle at a repair shop parking lot when a patrol officer approached him.
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