Jurors help detain man after he bolts courthouse in handcuffs

A Maine man tried to flee a court while handcuffed after being convicted of assaulting a 1-year-old when two jurors and a detective managed to thwart his escape attempt.

Nicholas Carter, 31, was observed walking out of the Skowhegan Town Courthouse on Wednesday while in handcuffs.

Carter was found guilty of aggravated assault on a 1-year-old child, according to Portland Press Herald. His conviction came after a three-day trial at the Somerset County Superior Courthouse.

According to the excerpt, Carter jumped a bar with handcuffs on and exited through the back door of the second-floor courtroom. The door is used by the public to enter and exit the gallery.

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A detective, who was inside the courtroom, and law enforcement chased Carter as he ran down the stairs to the first floor of the courthouse, the outlet reported.

Several videos show Carter, while still in handcuffs, running down a hallway in the courthouse, avoiding a lawyer who tried unsuccessfully to stop him from running for it.

He was then seen running out of the courthouse’s main entrance because he was being pursued by several people.

Video footage also shows Carter running across a parking lot and across the street before eventually tripping and falling into a yard, where two bystanders, who were also jurors at the trial, held him until the detective caught up.

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Carter was taken back into custody and is now facing a charge of escape in connection with the incident.

A sentencing hearing for Carter’s aggravated assault conviction is expected in the coming weeks.