Judge floors fugitive sex offender 03/10/2011

Judge floors fugitive sex offender

03/10/2011
A British judge grabbed a convicted sex offender by the throat and pinned him to the floor to stop him escaping from court, a trial heard Tuesday.

Judge Douglas Marks Moore, 60, wrestled 34-year-old Paul Reid twice as he attempted to flee from Woolwich Crown Court in London last August.

Reid made his desperate bid for freedom after giving evidence in his trial, jurors at the Old Bailey, the central criminal court in London, heard.

As the fugitive went through the door, the judge grabbed him round the throat to try to bring him down..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110310hed7.html