The knife-wielding maniac accused of stabbing three officers in a Manhattan courthouse assault pleaded not responsible Thursday – as greater than a dozen uniformed cops glared at him.
Jonathan Wohl, 37, was ordered held with out bail on two counts of tried homicide within the first diploma for the June 16 of knifing three officers contained in the foyer of the Manhattan Felony Courthouse, the identical constructing the place he confronted the decide.
Wohl, who allegedly has been antagonizing regulation enforcement for years, was remanded by Choose Michele Rodney — as a number of court docket officers lined the partitions of the courtroom in a present of help of the officers injured within the assault.
“Courtroom officers have the extremely difficult job of retaining everybody in our courthouses protected, together with judges, workers, attorneys, victims, witnesses, the general public, and people dealing with legal expenses,” Manhattan District Legal professional Alvin Bragg stated in an announcement.
“We’ve got completely no tolerance for any assault on their security, and the numerous expenses on this indictment replicate the seriousness with which we’re treating this matter.”
Manhattan prosecutors stated that Wohl started his assault when he entered by the safety conveyor contained in the courthouse — earlier than charing an officer on the station and pulling out a folding knife from his bag.
He then allegedly minimize the primary officer twice within the face earlier than knocking him down.
When one other officer jumped in, Wohl then minimize the officer’s face and the aspect of his neck — earlier than stabbing him within the higher again 5 occasions, prosecutors stated.
Wohl continued to wrestle with the officer earlier than he allegedly knifed a 3rd officer behind his protecting vest — the place he was then subdued and arrested, based on prosecutors.
A sergeant who responded to the scene suffered damaged ribs, and one other sustained bruising, based on court docket paperwork.
Prosecutors have stated that Wohl used a curved knife to slash the officers — including the assault might have been deadly if the weapon had been a straight-edge blade.
Wohl is due again in court docket on Oct. 9.
