Cleveland defendant caught on video punching attorney found not guilty
10/23/2019 6:37 pm PDT
By Elizabeth Noreika, WJW
CLEVELAND (WJW) -- A convicted felon who was caught on body camera punching his attorney was found not guilty in the attack.
The incident happened in February when 42-year-old David Chislton learned he would spend nearly 50 years behind bars for arson and domestic violence. He lashed out at his attorney, Aaron Brockler, who suffered a concussion and broken nose. It was captured on a Cuyahoga County Sheriff's deputy's body camera.
Chislton was acquitted of felonious assault. His new attorney argued the injuries Brockler sustained did not rise to the level of serious physical harm.
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