Man Smears Feces On His Lawyer

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A San Diego judge has declared a mistrial in a
kidnapping and assault case after the defendant smeared excrement
on his lawyer's face and threw it at jurors.
The judge boosted defendant Weusi McGowan's bail from $250,000
to $1 million after the Monday incident.
Prosecutor Christopher Lawson says McGowan was upset because the
judge refused to remove public defender Jeffrey Martin from the
case.
McGowan had smuggled a bag of feces into court and spread it on
Martin's hair and face before flinging the excrement at jurors. No
jurors were hit.
McGowan has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping for robbery,
assault with a deadly weapon and other counts in connection with a
2007 home invasion.

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