Moments after being found guilty of second-degree murder, Jonathan Edward Massicotte allegedly tried to disarm a peace officer inside the courtroom
THUNDER BAY — Several charges have been laid in the wake of an incident that saw a Thunder Bay courtroom evacuated when the accused in a second-degree murder trial reacted angrily to the guilty verdict.
Jonathan Edward Massicotte, 27, is now charged with assaulting a peace officer, disarming a peace officer and resisting a peace officer.After the verdict was delivered and his release on bail was revoked, he had to be restrained by officers. According to a news release issued Wednesday by Thunder Bay Police, the accused approached an officer and tried to gain control of his gun.
Massicotte was transported to the Thunder Bay District Jail where he remains in custody under a separate court order.
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