Attorney Russell Matson to Represent Transformers Fan Accused of Impersonating a Police Officer

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Attorney Russell Matson, a criminal defense lawyer in Braintree, MA, will be appearing in Quincy District Court to defend a client in an unusual case of alleged impersonation of a police officer.In this case, at no time did the accused ever dress as a police officer, suggest to another person he was a police officer, or even imply that he was a police officer by attempting to order anyone to comply with a police request.The only evidence that brought about this charge was that this man decorated his car to look similar to a police car. But if you look more closely, this case is far more than meets the eye.In fact, the car is decorated to mimic a character from the movie Transformers - Barricade, a "decepticion" robot that appears as a police car when in vehicle form."I believe this to be a wildly misguided, and and frankly silly attempt at a criminal charge", attorney Matson said. "We will establish that my client at no point committed any act that matches the criminal statute in Massachusetts for impersonation of a police officer".Although Mr. Matson is representing a Decepticon in this case, he wanted to emphasize that he does not endorse their brutal philosophy, or their attempts to punish and enslave."I strongly believe my client deserves a vigorous defense, and is innocent of these charges", Matson said. But he added, "I would gladly represent and defend any Autobot accused of a criminal charge. We are united under the same principle that we are all entitled to legal representation, and the basic presumption that we are innocent until proven guilty. "The case goes before a Clerk Magistrate in the Quincy District Court on September 4th.More details on the case can be found in a post at Attorney Matson's website.