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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA man could be sentenced to six years in prison for hurling chairs at a judge and courtroom staff in central Indiana.
The (Columbus) Republic reports 21-year-old Jordan Rhoades of Columbus accepted a plea bargain Monday by admitting he's guilty of battery resulting in bodily injury to a public safety officer.
A judge will decide whether to accept the plea agreement during an Aug. 22 sentencing hearing.
Charges stemmed from a hearing Feb. 9, when a judge sentenced him to a year in jail for probation violations. The judge added time for contempt of court after Rhoades was heard repeatedly saying a vulgar word.
Rhoades hurled a chair that hit a prosecutor on the leg and threw other chairs in an outburst that was recorded on surveillance video.
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