FLORIDA
New York Daily News
By Philip Caulfield / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday, August 10, 2012
A Florida pastor convicted of sex crimes against a 15-year-old boy gobbled a handful of pills after receiving his sentence on Thursday in an apparent courtroom suicide attempt.
West Palm Beach court deputies immediately pounced on Rev. James Harris and wrestled him to the ground while ordering him to spit out the suspected poison pills.
“Oh, my God, it’s cyanide,” the Palm Beach Post quoted a group of court interns whispering, as the officers worked to subdue the convicted sex fiend.
The 64-year-old Belle Glade minister was eventually wheeled from the courtroom in a stretcher, handcuffed, barefoot and with his white shirt unbuttoned, according to photos shot by the Post.
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