Inmate attacks judge after suburban hearing
MAYWOOD — Authorities say a Cook County Jail inmate appearing in a suburban Chicago court for a routine hearing attacked a judge with his fists.
Cara Smith, the jail’s executive director, said the judge was taken to a nearby hospital Thursday. The injuries were not considered life threatening.
Smith said 30-year-old Michael Ganter was being led to the holding cell after the judicial proceeding when he broke away from two deputies. Ganter allegedly struck the …