A judge finally ejected Anthony Montgomery Tuesday.
The 41-year-old is on trial on charges of assaulting a citizen, a police officer and a police dog during a 2008 chase from Tinton Falls to Neptune.
Montgomery smacked Philip Pagano in the face after the public defender called Montgomery to testify. The judge, jury and spectators were cleared from the courtroom as officers tackled Montgomery.
Later in the day, the shackled defendant grabbed a microphone stand and flung it at Pagano as sheriff's officers were leading him out of the courtroom.
The judge refused Pagano's request to declare a mistrial.
The lawyer told the jury during his summation to acquit Montgomery of some of the charges.
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Information from: Asbury Park Press, http://www.app.com
