ATLANTA - A man facing charges of statutory rape and indecency to a minor has been apprehended for attacking his court-appointed attorney in Atlanta. <br>
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A spokesman for the Fulton County district attorney's office says Mark Easter began pummeling John Turner about 1 p.m. Thursday. <br>
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Sheriff's deputies subdued Easter and the lawyer was taken to a nearby hospital. <br>
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The spokesman says Easter was angry because he was not allowed to select a different lawyer. <br>
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Easter was in a courtroom near where the trial for Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin is being held. Deputies who are part of the extra security at that trial helped to subdue Easter.
