Earlier this week, 35-year-old Joshua Harding, who was on trial facing two sexual assault charges, pulled out what officials described as a shank and attempted to stab assistant prosecutor Jonathan Roth.

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Public entrances to the courthouse require attorneys, the public and the media to pass through a metal detector. Pockets are emptied and bags, coats and other items are passed through an X-ray machine similar to those in an airport. When inmates are admitted to the Ingham County jail, they pass through a metal detector and a body scanner, Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth said, but those measures aren’t taken when inmates, like Harding, are taken from the jail. And they don’t pass through metal detectors or body scanners when they arrive at Veterans Memorial Courthouse in downtown Lansing, Wriggelsworth. Wriggelsworth added that the issue is something that may be reviewed after the events in Judge James Jamo’s courtroom this past week. Wriggelsworth said he will meet with judges this week to discuss any security concerns or questions they might have.

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Source: WSHH