On Monday, during a murder trial in Contra Costa, California, a defendant slipped his restraints and attacked two attorneys in the courtroom with a pen. The suspect, on trial for murder, stabbed his own attorney before charging at the prosecutor. The incident led to the defendant being subdued and slapped with a slew of new charges. Despite the attack, the trial is set to continue without the defendant's presence for the time being, as confirmed by court officials. Remarkably, the attacked attorney remarked, 'All good,' regarding the incident.
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A California murder suspect did himself no favors in court on Monday, cutting through his restraints and repeatedly stabbing his own attorney with a pen before he was subdued and slapped with a slew of new charges. https://t.co/AZ1C9WGqwi
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