Judge Releases Video of Gang Member Shot to Death Inside Courtroom

“Drop the pen. Drop the pen out of your hand,” yells another officer in the courtroom.

The family of Angilau subsequently filed suit for what they claimed was excessive force used during the shooting, reports Deseret News. U.S. District Judge John Dowdell found the shooting to be justified and dismissed the lawsuit.

“The video completely contradicts plaintiffs’ argument that Angilau stopped posing a danger within less than one second of launching himself over the witness stand while making a stabbing motion with a pen in hand,” wrote Judge Dowdell.

“Angilau was in custody, but he essentially had escaped custodial control for those seconds during which he was executing his plan to assault the witness,” he continued. “His attack was stopped by the shots that Jane Doe rapidly fired, in less than one and one-half seconds.”

The shooting was found to be justified after an FBI investigation.