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Patch New Hampshire reports:
One of the Queen City’s state Senators has been arrested on assault and criminal threatening charges, according to police. Keith Murphy, 47, of Chestnut Street in Manchester, was arrested Monday on two counts of simple assault and a criminal threatening charge on a warrant.
According to police, an employee at Murphy’s Taproom filed a complaint with police claiming Murphy, the restaurant’s owner, spat on and slapped him on April 30.
Heather Hamel, the public information officer for the department, said the victim and Murphy “had gotten into an argument.” She added, “During the course of the argument, the victim said he was spat on and slapped.”
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.@ChairmanBuckley on Sen. Keith Murphy’s arrest after 4/30 incident w/staffer at Murphy’s Taproom. “These are very serious charges that should be taken seriously by all involved. If Senator Murphy is convicted, without question he must leave the Senate immediately.” #nhpolitics
— Kevin Landrigan (@KlandriganUL) June 19, 2023
.@SenJeb defends Sen. Keith Murphy, R-Manchester, who turned himself in on 2 counts simple assault, one criminal threatening. “I want to express my strong support for our colleague, Senator Keith Murphy, following news of a workplace dispute with an employee.” #nhpolitics
— Kevin Landrigan (@KlandriganUL) June 19, 2023
A New Hampshire MAGA Republican state senator has been arrested after slapping & spitting on a man in a bar, police say. Keith Murphy, 47, a lawmaker who was elected in 2022, was arrested on two counts of simple assault and one of criminal threatening. https://t.co/q9W2cXRqPh
— Sol (@forwardarc) June 19, 2023