Thanks for the comments. I have been in this for a long time. I had to try a guy for something similar. We were doing a jury trial on a defendant on a burglary charge. Nothing violent. The sheriff's office was returning him to court for the afternoon session. When they got to the courthouse, they had to remove his cuffs and leg irons so the jury couldn't see him in restraints. As they were waiting on the elevator, he hit one deputy and shoved the other down and bolted from the courthouse. The deputies couldn't keep up. One of them blew out his knee going down the steps and the other just could keep up. Eventually, the guy broke into the house of a retarded man and ended up killing him. The retarded man started screaming and screaming and the defendant stuffed a rag down his throat and suffocated him. We finally caught him after several hours. He is now doing life without parole. Sad case.
Good story. I've heard similar ones from my brother (former LA prosecutor). Frankly, I'm surprised that no federal judge has ordered the forced hiring of paraplegics, dwarfs and 8-year-olds as courthouse deputies. Don't laugh, but I foresee the day when convicted felons will have to be hired as cops.