The Political Sandbox

No, this isn’t the court scene after Judge Benjamin Simpson ruled that plaintiff Jim Brannon must post a $40,000 bond within a week to continue his lawsuit against City Councilman Mike Kennedy yesterday. Rather, the scene shows handcuffed and restrained defendant Anthony Montgomery throwing a microphone stand at his attorney Assistant Public defender Philip Pagano. The attack occurred during a hearing at Ocean County Superior Court in Toms River, N.J. The judge ejected Montgomery after he attacked his lawyer twice. Montgomery is on trial for aggravated assault and carjacking in Monmouth county. (AP Photo/Asbury Park Press, Tim McCarthy)

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