Ohio murder trial disrupted when a family member punches alleged murderer

Warren murder trial interrupted after defendant was attacked

WARREN — Chaos unfolded in Trumbull County common pleas court as a defendant on trial for murder was attacked by a family member of the victim in the case. The prosecution was only a few seconds into showing the body cam footage in the aftermath of the fatal shooting when a man dressed in all black leaped over the barrier separating the defendant from the crowd and began attacking 18-year-old Gavin Roberts. The trial is ongoing after beginning …

Ohio murder trial disrupted when a family member punches alleged murderer

Emotions were high in a Trumbull County courtroom Tuesday morning during the Gavin Roberts trial. Roberts is charged with murder after the death of Brice Hilton last November. Now, one of Hilton's family members is accused of attacking Roberts during the first full day of the trial.

Court disrupted after defendant is punched during murder trial in Trumbull County

A spectator jumped over a courtroom bar in Trumbull County Common Pleas courtroom and hit defendant Gavin Roberts in the face. The defendant wasn’t seriously injured.