An Arapahoe County judge on Monday ordered Aurora resident Daniel Alexander Ashby, 36, to stand trial after witnesses said he body‑slammed a defense lawyer in a courthouse hallway last December while trying to reach the man accused of killing his 12‑year‑old nephew. The lawyer, H. Michael Steinberg, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries and is scheduled for surgery. Ashby remains in jail on a $75,000 bond.
Police called the move an “MMA‑style takedown” that caused multiple spinal fractures and other severe trauma, and a special prosecutor warned the judge that the lawyer “may never walk again.” The confrontation happened in a hallway outside a court hearing and ended with Ashby under arrest, according to CBS Colorado.
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