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Benson is stepping up his defense against charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest, hiring a new lawyer in Austin. "I do not believe from what I've been told that Cedric was intoxicated," the new attorney, Sam Bassett, said. "I do not believe he was aggressive toward an officer to warrant being pepper sprayed."
Reported by DFW.CBS.com
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Bassett will represent him in a preliminary hearing, May 19. ... Benson, in brief interviews, said he has "nothing to worry about because I didn't do anything wrong." He said he was "polite" to the officers -- before and after he they pepper sprayed him. He has declined further comment on advice from his lawyer, but an increasing number of witnesses are coming forward to back his version of events.
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