McLee noticed the cruiser was on fire and Uniontown Police Officer Jay Hanley was trapped inside.
Uniontown Police Lt. Thomas Kolencik is also thankful for McLee’s intervention.
The officer later claimed McLee pointed a weapon at him.
McLee is also fighting another case in which he is accused of resisting arrest after he ran from a group of plainclothes officers with their guns drawn a few months ago.
“Over the course of his life, Daylan McLee has had multiple, unjustified encounters with police officers just because of the color of his skin,” Wright said.
