‘AGGRESSIVE MANNER’

New Hampshire State Senator Keith Murphy Arrested for Bar Fight

“When the facts are known it will be clear that the police have charged the victim in this case,” Keith Murphy said in a statement after his arrest

A New Hampshire state senator has been arrested after allegedly slapping and spitting on a man in a bar, police say. Keith Murphy, 47, a Republican lawmaker who was elected in 2022, was arrested on two counts of simple assault and one of criminal threatening. Police say Murphy threatened and spat on a man during an argument at Murphy’s Taproom, a bar he operates in Manchester, NH. A police spokesperson said security footage also showed Murphy “pick up a chair in an aggressive manner.” “I am innocent of these charges and I look forward to my day in court,” Murphy wrote in a statement on Facebook. “When the facts are known it will be clear that the police have charged the victim in this case.” Prior to his election as a state senator, Murphy was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He was elected to the State Senate after Rep. Michael Yakubovich dropped out due to illness.