MARTINEZ — Two attorneys were treated for injuries after an Oakland man allegedly used a pen to stab his own defense lawyer before turning his rage to the prosecutor in a Martinez courtroom, multiple law enforcement sources confirmed.
The entire Monday morning frenzy was witnessed by a Contra Costa jury that will soon be tasked with determining Randle’s guilt or innocence on charges that he murdered his ex-girlfriend in 2020 and attempted to murder a man amid a tense child custody dispute. Assuming a judge doesn’t declare a mistrial, jurors will hear closing arguments this week.
Reached by phone Monday afternoon, Fregi said he was “fine” and planned to spend the afternoon exercising at a gym.has already caused one trial to implode midway through. In November 2022, his case was days away from ending when Randle exploded at Bell with a series of expletives during cross-examination of Randle’s mother, a defense witness. Randle then told Judge Charles “Ben” Burch, “shut up, I’m not your b—-,” when Burch attempted to get the situation under control.
One analogous situation occurred in 1990, when an Aryan Brotherhood member named Paul “Cornfed” Schneider stabbed the defense lawyer for Todd Ashker during a murder trial, allegedly at Ashker’s request, while testifying for the defense. Days later, the lawyer, Philip Cozens, gave passionate closing arguments for Ashker’s innocence and the trial continued. Ashker was convicted of murder.
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