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BOISE — In an Ada County courtroom last month, unusual chaos erupted as a convicted inmate became violent and lunged at a deputy prosecutor.
By nature, officers say criminals can pose a threat to people in a courtroom, but officers say rarely do things get out of hand to the degree they did on Oct. 12, 2012. In this instance, everyone in the room saw, even with precautions like handcuffs in place, things can escalate fast.
The defendant, Thomas Lott, was in court to be sentenced for destruction of jail property. Prosecutors say he threw a chair through a jail window after being arrested for public intoxication.
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