ATTORNEY SLASHED IN MS-13 TRIAL.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer SAN FERNANDO San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. - A man suspected of being an ``enforcer'' for the notorious Mara Salvatrucha <noinclude></noinclude> Mara Salvatrucha refers to a large notorious Hispanic gangs involved in criminal activities in Central America and the United States. The gang names are commonly abbreviated as MS, Mara, MS-13 gang allegedly slashed his attorney's arm with a razor blade ra·zor·blade also ra·zor blade n. A thin sharp-edged piece of steel that can be fitted into a razor. razor blade n → hoja de afeitar razor blade in court Monday during his murder trial. The courtroom attack came just three days after county officials assured area residents that their courthouses were secure. It also came the same day authorities announced an unprecedented nationwide roundup of more than 100 members of Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13. The defendant, Erick Isaac Morales, 24, allegedly slashed the right arm of Deputy Public Defender public defender, governmental official who represents indigent persons accused of crime. U.S. Supreme Court decisions expanding the right to counsel to pretrial proceedings and holding that a person cannot be sentenced to even one day in jail unless a lawyer was Linda Wieder at 11:35 a.m. Wieder was treated at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills for a 2 1/2-inch cut and was released. Morales, who was classified as a dangerous defendant and isolated in his own jail cell, had been shackled to his seat, but authorities said he had some free movement of his hands and stabbed his attorney seated next to him. At least two bailiffs quickly detained Morales, and the trial was suspended for at least a day, officials said. No other injuries were reported. Sheriff's officials, who are responsible for courtroom security across the county, suspect that Morales broke a razor out of its holder at the Men's Central Jail. ``It just slipped through,'' said sheriff's Capt. Ricardo Cotwright, who oversees court services. ``It's one in a million chances, and it just happened to get through. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what happened there. We search all these inmates thoroughly.'' Sheriff's officials screen each inmate upon arrival at court. The inmates do not go through metal detectors and are not required to strip, but deputies search the clothed clothe tr.v. clothed or clad , cloth·ing, clothes 1. To put clothes on; dress. 2. To provide clothes for. 3. To cover as if with clothing. inmates and their property, Cotwright said. Officials were unsure whether the courtroom attack was connected to a federal crackdown announced Monday on Mara Salvatrucha gang members across the country. ``We're looking at all aspects of the assault,'' Cotwright said. Morales will face an additional charge of assault, officials said. He was returned to custody. Jason Kandel, (818) 713-3664 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com |
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