CINCINNATI (AP) — A court appearance by an Ohio man who
fatally shot his girlfriend was marred by a courtroom brawl that injured
a sheriff’s deputy.
The Cincinnati Enquirer (http://cin.ci/MoXfWN )
reports that it happened Monday as Leonard Lanier was preparing to
plead guilty to the slaying last year of Strawberry Edwards.
Authorities
said the courtroom erupted when Lanier’s brother and a relative of
Edwards began fighting. A prosecutor had her glasses broken and a deputy
sheriff suffered a broken finger.
Both brawlers were found to be in contempt of court and were jailed.
When
order was restored, 28-year-old Leonard Lanier pleaded guilty to the
reduced charge of manslaughter and was sentenced to 28 years in prison.
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Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
CINCINNATI (AP) — A court appearance by an Ohio man who
fatally shot his girlfriend was marred by a courtroom brawl that injured
a sheriff’s deputy.
The Cincinnati Enquirer (http://cin.ci/MoXfWN )
reports that it happened Monday as Leonard Lanier was preparing to
plead guilty to the slaying last year of Strawberry Edwards.
Authorities
said the courtroom erupted when Lanier’s brother and a relative of
Edwards began fighting. A prosecutor had her glasses broken and a deputy
sheriff suffered a broken finger.
Both brawlers were found to be in contempt of court and were jailed.
When
order was restored, 28-year-old Leonard Lanier pleaded guilty to the
reduced charge of manslaughter and was sentenced to 28 years in prison.
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Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.