VIDEO: Michigan judge leaps from bench to restrain defendant

Friday, October 14, 2016
Dramatic new video shows a Michigan judge leaping from his spot on the bench to help restrain a defendant.

Officials say the man was being disrespectful in court and fighting with an officer who was trying to handcuff him.
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The judge ripped off his robe and pounced on the defendant.

"I certainly don't regret doing that. I would hope any other judge would say, if my court officer is in trouble, I am going to go down there and do what I can," said Judge John McBain.
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The suspect was in court for allegedly violating a protection order,but he wound up with jail time after he caused a disturbance.

The judge ordered him to spend a year behind bars.
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