From today’s New York Sun. Convicted Drug Dealer smuggles weapon in to a Federal courtroom and attacks an Assistant U.S. Attorney. Of course, FPS, which in this case would be the Region 2 Office in New York, NY, has no comment. FPS has no presence at or around the courthouses and rarely has anyone assigned in Brooklyn. Staffing limitations prevent it.

Convicted Drug Dealer Lunges at Prosecutor, Razor in Hand
BY Staff Reporter of the Sun
March 12, 2008

Court officers and attorneys wrestled a convicted drug dealer to the ground in Brooklyn federal court yesterday as he lunged at a prosecutor with a razor in his hand, his attorney said yesterday. The convict, Victor Wright, who was facing a life sentence for his third drug conviction and has already served 20 years in prison, is reported to have lunged at an assistant U.S. attorney, Carolyn Pokorny, and grabbed her neck.

His lawyer, Harry Batchelder Jr., along with several court officers and a court reporter, tackled Wright to the ground.

“It was a pretty scary situation,” Mr. Batchelder said. “She was screaming, because he had a hold of her throat.”

Mr. Batchelder said a razor was discovered in Wright’s hands afterwards.

Ms. Pokorny was not injured in the attack. The U.S. attorney’s office and Federal Protective Service could not be reached for comment. It is unclear how Wright was able to smuggle a razor into the courthouse.