Pleaded The Fade: Dude Rocks His Public Defender's Jaw In Court!

A man with an extensive history of violence and unruly behavior was caught on camera punching his own defense attorney in the face while they were inside a courtroom.



Suspect Lamont Payne has a history of disobedience and criminal activities and has recently appeared in the court after being accused of attacking a corrections officer at the prison where he’s staying.



During the trial, Payne grew agitated and punched his lawyer, Vladimir Gagic, in the face. Mr. Gagic was assigned the case because of his position as a Maricopa county Public Defense Services contract attorney.



“I’ve been doing this for over 20 years now, and never once did it cross my mind, not even an iota of concern there that something like this could happen to me,” he expressed. “The first thing, literally the first thing I know is oh it’s salty.



I could literally taste his knuckles, then I got up and checked my teeth,” the lawyer said. However, that wasn’t the end of the story. As the attorney revealed in an interview with ABC15, he got suspended following the incident.



“I find out a couple of months later, a month later that they suspended me from the contract. They never told me why; it’s because they’re cowards,” he said. As he added, the Maricopa County also asked him to pay back the $1,000 he was paid for representing Payne because their cooperation ended early.