- Posted August 08, 2016
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Security to be reviewed at court after attack try
LANSING (AP) - Security policies are being reviewed at a courthouse in Michigan's capital after a man on trial for sexual abuse tried to attack a prosecutor with a long piece of metal.
Video of the incident was posted online by the Lansing State Journal. It shows Joshua Harding pulling something from his sleeve last Tuesday, crossing the courtroom and lunging at prosecutor Jonathan Roth.
Roth got out of the way at the last second while a Meridian Township police detective tackled Harding. Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth says the video, taken by a courtroom security camera, is "breathtaking."
The sheriff says he doesn't know where Harding got the metal piece. Chief Judge Janelle Lawless says she's in favor of having jail inmates pass through a metal detector before entering court.
Published: Mon, Aug 08, 2016
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