TOWSON, Md. (WSVN) — A Maryland man is facing additional charges after he was seen lunging at a judge during a court appearance, all because he refused to provide a DNA sample.

While in handcuffs and leg irons 27-year-old Gabriel Ballentine appeared to try to attack Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge Jan Alexander back in October.

Law clerk Mike Brown Jr. said he saw it all unfold.

“You could sense his frustration, kind of grow more and more contentious. He was becoming a little hostile,” he said, “So, again, at that point, my only thought was to keep an eye on him.”

But Brown did more than that. Cameras rolled as he jumped across the bench trying to stop the attack.

“So I moved, you know, and there really wasn’t time to think or hesitate. I just reacted,” he said.

Ballentine had b

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