From the Las Vegas Sun:
Defendant Siale Angilau was listening to a witness describe gang initiation rituals on Monday when authorities said he grabbed a pen, rushed toward the witness and lunged at him.
A U.S. marshal opened fire on Angilau — a 25-year-old "Tongan Crip" gang member known on the street as "C-Down" — shooting him several times in front of shocked jurors, lawyers and courtroom watchers. He died hours later.
The shooting turned a new and secure federal courthouse that opened its doors just one week ago into a site of terror and alarm. Nobody else was hurt, but those in the courtroom were stunned by the sudden turn of events. A mistrial was declared, with U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell saying in her order that jurors were visibly shaken and upset. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/apr/21/report-least-1-hurt-courthouse-shooting-salt-lake-/?utm_source=mostpopular&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=mostRead
Darn those pens.
Question though: Was the trial declared a mistrial when the guy died?
But that is a good way to end a trial and save taxpayers from having to house this POS in prison.
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