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Enraged Teen Restrained by Court Deputies

Joe Gratz
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There was loud banging and yelling just behind a courtroom in Northampton yesterday forcing the judge to bring proceedings to a halt in yesterday.

It was the result of an enraged teenager who had to be restrained by deputies.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that authorities say a 16-year old boy had come from a juvenile detention center.

He had been accused of sexually assaulting a staff member.

Authorities the paper that the boy had become enraged after being sentenced to 20 more days in detention.

They said that he lunged at the bench where a substitute Judge was sitting.

It was then that proceedings in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court was halted for a time.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.