Published at 9:27 PM, February 6, 2025
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)– A regular hearing in a New Mexico state courtroom degenerated into mayhem when 3 individuals hurried the accused in a murder case, triggering a brawl with flying fists and kicks.
In this still image from video supplied by the Second Judicial District Court several individuals brawl within a court space on, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Albuquerque, N.M. (Second Judicial District Court/Bernalillo/TMX through AP)
Courtroom camera tape-recorded the Jan. 31 melee that has actually led to felony charges versus 2 males who obviously hurried the accused in a fit of rage over the killing of a relative.
The 2 males were charged with battery and attack on a public authorities. The battling diminished as a police officer drew a stun weapon and cordoned off the accused from more attack.
A female likewise has actually been detained on the very same charges, Albuquerque television station KRQE reported Thursday. The courtroom video revealed her striking the offender and an officer with a chair.
The existence of corrections officers and other security information in courtrooms does not constantly keep the peace. In 2015, an offender in a felony battery case in Nevada flung himself over a judge’s bench and got her hair, triggering a bloody brawl with court authorities.
Katina Watson, court executive officer at New Mexico’s Second Judicial District, informed KRQE that “these are the kinds of things that we see frequently.”
She applauded an officer for responding to make sure security, without reference of possible security improvements. The Associated Press sent out a demand to the court Thursday for talk about the courtroom battle and security safety measures.
