Alexander Ortiz, a 21-year-old charged with murder, was attacked by his alleged victim's uncle and another man in an Albuquerque, New Mexico courtroom.
The victim’s uncle leaped over a barrier and attacked the defendant, setting off a brawl during a routine hearing in Albuquerque last week that was captured on video.
Surveillance footage show two men rushing up to a murder defendant in the middle of an Albuquerque court on Friday. It quickly devolved into a chaotic brawl.
Alexander Ortiz, who has been accused of his former girlfriend’s murder, faced an attack at Albuquerque’s Bernalillo County Courthouse during a recent hearing.