Post by stargatebabe on Sept 27, 2024 6:43:59 GMT -6
Well-known criminal defense attorney asks to be removed from defense of man charged with assaulting Ferguson police officer
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The man accused of attacking and critically injuring a Ferguson police officer may need to find a new defense attorney.
On Wednesday, high-profile defense attorney Scott Rosenblum filed a request to withdraw from Elijah Gantt's defense. The request did not provide a reason for the request.
Gantt was indicted by a grand jury on Sept. 4 with first-degree assault of a police officer and multiple counts of fourth-degree assault of other police officers in connection with the chaotic end to a day of protesting to mark the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown's death.
According to charging documents and video released in the days after the incident, a few people damaged the fence at the police station in the late night hours of Aug. 10, causing police to step in and make arrests. The grand jury indictment alleges Gantt kicked kicked six different police officers while trying to evade arrest. While fleeing police, he allegedly "charged" Officer Travis Brown, knocking him to the ground and leaving him with a serious brain injury.
In all, the grand jury indicted him on:
one count of first-degree assault of a special victim
six counts of misdemeanor assault of a special victim
one count of misdemeanor assault
one count of rioting
one county of resisting arrest
and one count of escape or attempted escape from custody while under arrest for a felony
Rosenblum filed his request on Wednesday, the same day Gantt was scheduled to appear in court for an arraignment. No other court dates are listed in online court records at the time of this publication.
www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/scott-rosenblum-request-leave-defense-ferguson-officer-assault-gantt-client/63-56669726-b126-40cf-9872-2d8d82b8813c
IMO, one of the worse possible jobs to have EVER! I know the bad guys are entitled to a defense but I could never do that job, for any amount of money!
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The man accused of attacking and critically injuring a Ferguson police officer may need to find a new defense attorney.
On Wednesday, high-profile defense attorney Scott Rosenblum filed a request to withdraw from Elijah Gantt's defense. The request did not provide a reason for the request.
Gantt was indicted by a grand jury on Sept. 4 with first-degree assault of a police officer and multiple counts of fourth-degree assault of other police officers in connection with the chaotic end to a day of protesting to mark the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown's death.
According to charging documents and video released in the days after the incident, a few people damaged the fence at the police station in the late night hours of Aug. 10, causing police to step in and make arrests. The grand jury indictment alleges Gantt kicked kicked six different police officers while trying to evade arrest. While fleeing police, he allegedly "charged" Officer Travis Brown, knocking him to the ground and leaving him with a serious brain injury.
In all, the grand jury indicted him on:
one count of first-degree assault of a special victim
six counts of misdemeanor assault of a special victim
one count of misdemeanor assault
one count of rioting
one county of resisting arrest
and one count of escape or attempted escape from custody while under arrest for a felony
Rosenblum filed his request on Wednesday, the same day Gantt was scheduled to appear in court for an arraignment. No other court dates are listed in online court records at the time of this publication.
www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/scott-rosenblum-request-leave-defense-ferguson-officer-assault-gantt-client/63-56669726-b126-40cf-9872-2d8d82b8813c
IMO, one of the worse possible jobs to have EVER! I know the bad guys are entitled to a defense but I could never do that job, for any amount of money!
