New Mexico courtroom devolves into brawl as men rush defendant in homicide case A routine hearing in a New Mexico state courtroom devolved into chaos when two people rushed the defendant in a murder case, setting off a brawl with flying fists and kicks.
Courtroom video cameras recorded the Jan. 31 melee that has resulted in felony charges against two men who apparently rushed the defendant in a fit of rage over the killing of a relative.
Last year, a defendant in a felony battery case in Nevada flung himself over a judge’s bench and grabbed her hair, sparking a bloody brawl with court officials.
Katina Watson, court executive officer at New Mexico's Second Judicial District, told Albuquerque TV station KRQE that “these are the types of things that we see regularly.”.
The fighting subsided as a law enforcement officer drew a stun gun and cordoned off the defendant from further attack.
