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Video Shows Man Attack Bailiffs During Ohio Sentencing Hearing, Attempt to Flee

Video shows Timothy J. Reaggle breaking free, injuring two bailiffs and prompting possible felony assault and escape charges, officials said.

  • On Monday, 20-year-old Timothy Reaggle broke free from handcuffs and punched bailiff Keith Thorn at the Columbiana County Common Pleas Court in Lisbon, moments after Judge Scott Washam sentenced him to 12 months in prison.
  • Reaggle had received the 12-month sentence for charges stemming from a February 14, 2025, incident in St Clair Township, during which he was accused of assaulting three people.
  • Video footage shows Reaggle punching bailiff Keith Thorn and colliding with bailiff Steve Boyd before Deputy Sheriff Nick Rusyn used a Taser to subdue him near the courthouse security station.
  • Sheriff Brian McLaughlin reported that both Thorn and Boyd suffered broken bones during the attack and required hospital treatment, while Reaggle remains detained in the Columbiana County Jail.
  • The Columbiana County Sheriff's Office will present the case to a grand jury, with potential charges including felony escape and two counts of felony assault against police officers.
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A shocking video captured the attempt of a 20-year-old convicted felon to escape from a court in Ohio, moments after he was told he would be taken to prison. Timothy J. Reaggle, 20, was led into a hallway of Ohio's Columbiana County Courthouse on Monday as part of proceedings after he was sentenced to a year in prison for a different case. As a court guard accompanied him, Reaggle attempted to escape, According to video from the Columbiana Count…

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