Background: Jimmy John’s restaurant on Penn Ave. in Pittsburgh, Penn. (Google Maps). Inset (top): Tyree Blue-Murphy (Allegheny County Jail). Inset (bottom): Damon Robinson (Allegheny County Jail).
A Pennsylvania man was hospitalized in critical condition after a fight over letting one of his alleged attackers — a co-worker — pet his service dog.
The unnamed victim was working at a Jimmy John’s sandwich shop in Pittsburgh when one of his co-workers, Tyree Blue-Murphy, 33, asked to pet his service dog. The conversation reportedly erupted into an argument that turned physical, with Blue-Murphy and a second co-worker, Damon Robinson, 31, allegedly attacking the employee and beating him so severely that he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Both Blue-Murphy and Robinson face felony assault charges and are now in custody at the Allegheny County Jail where they are being held without bail.
