A man in Colorado is accused of body-slamming the defense attorney representing the man who allegedly killed his nephew, causing spinal injuries.

Daniel Ashby, 36, has been charged with second-degree assault , Arapahoe County jail records reviewed by Law&Crime show. He is being held in the Arapahoe County Jail under $75,000 bond.

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On Monday, the defendant was at the Arapahoe County Courthouse to attend a court hearing involving the man suspected of crashing into his 12-year-old nephew, killing him. Ashby is said to have wanted to speak to the suspect, 19-year-old Christopher Ramirez-Rodriguez, but the man's lawyer was in his way.

Before the hearing

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