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CHICAGO, June 24 (UPI) -- A Chicago lawyer is in serious condition Tuesday after an accused man went berserk and lashed out in a courtroom.
George Bonney was appearing for a charge of attempted robbery, when he began punching his assistant public defender, Richard Kruss, in the face.
He also turned on a prosecutor and a bailiff before Judge John Kirby swept over the bench in his robes and helped subdue Bonney along with a Chicago police officer, the Chicago Sun-Times said.
The public defender sustained a possible fractured skull. Witnesses said he began convulsing as soon as he hit the floor. A female sheriff's deputy was also sent to the hospial with a broken finger. The judge was not injured.
Bonney is being held in isolation for psychiatric assessment. He faces six counts of aggravated battery.
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