Neptune man now facing aggravated assault charges for attack on his lawyer
A few months ago I posted an article about a defendant who attacked his own attorney during his trial at the Ocean County Superior Court in Toms River, New Jersey. Now that the defendant was found guilty by a jury of his peers, the defendant has also been charged with aggravated assault in connection with this attack on his own lawyer. According to the Asbury Park Press article entitled, "Neptune man's sentencing delayed by charges of attacking his lawyer", the defendant was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (the microphone stand in the courtroom) which is a 2nd degree offense and includes five (5) to ten (10) years in prison if convicted. The defendant is already facing life in prison based on the jury verdict and his prior criminal record.
According to the article, the defense attorney declined to press charges against the defendant for the assault. However, the sheriff's officers in the courtroom signed criminal complaints against the defendant. Wow, this defense attorney is quite a trooper. He gets attacked by his own client in court and then continues with the trial and argues to the jury that the defendant should be found innocent. Then, after the trial is over when he had the opportunity to pursue assault charges against his client, he declines to do so.
