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The arraignment of a man accused of punching an Oakland police officer in an unprovoked attack last week was called off after he refused to appear in court on Wednesday for the reading of his charges, according to the Alameda County district attorney’s office.
Lawrence Holley, 48, was arrested Friday afternoon near 104th Avenue and International Boulevard on suspicion of assaulting an Oakland police officer, who was sitting in his patrol vehicle when Holley came up to his window and began repeatedly punching him, prosecutors say. Holley was taken to Santa Rita Jail with bail set at $150,000.
Holley, who was on felony probation at the time of the attack, is charged with felony assault likely to cause great bodily injury, resisting a police officer and causing injury, according to Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson — charges that drew praise from the Oakland police officers union. His arraignment was rescheduled for Thursday…