Mohamed Reeda, 24, stared down at the table as the color quickly drained from his face. Judge Kelly McLaughlin read three guilty and two not guilty verdicts Monday afternoon before he collapsed into the chair behind him.
Slumped unconscious in the chair, Reeda began to shake. Attorney Linda Malek stooped down and held his head up.
“He’s seizing,” she said as his three other attorneys, Nicholas Brevetta, Diane Guzzo and Chris Vogt, swarmed their client.
Seconds later, Reeda came to. Malek, having asked for water, held it to his mouth to drink. After talking to their client, Brevetta asked the judge if he could remain seated.
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“Of course,” McLaughlin said before she read the final verdicts.
The jury found him guilty of three counts of kidnapping, one count of attempted rape and one count of rape. He was found not guilty of three counts of rape and one kidnapping count.
Reeda will appeal the guilty charges, Malek said. His sentencing is scheduled at 8:30 a.m. on March 20.