00:02Just after 1 o'clock Monday afternoon, a sheriff's deputy was walking Timothy Regal out of his sentencing for assault
00:09and failure to comply with the order of a police officer when all of a sudden, Regal broke through his
00:15handcuffs and throat-punched the deputy.
00:17Very quickly, he bulldozed his way through another deputy while making his escape, scooting violently down the courthouse stairwell right
00:26into the arms of another deputy.
00:28Again, evading their defenses, he makes a break for the front door when he's tased and brought down just before
00:34reaching the outside.
00:36Reinforcements arrive and Regal is taken back into custody.
00:39Back in the hallway, that first deputy, still on the ground, holding a paper towel to his face, bloodied and
00:46surrounded by help, including a man who was there on an unrelated matter, who sprang into action to assist the
00:53deputy.
00:54I rushed over to the sheriff to make sure he was okay because it was a pretty hard hit.
00:59I was very concerned for the officer.
01:02I didn't know.
01:02I just tried to think fast and make sure he was okay.
01:05I didn't know what to think.
01:07I was having a panic attack, really.
01:09Both deputies were taken to the hospital, their conditions unknown.
01:13I just know one of them sustained some head injuries and potentially back injuries on the other one.
01:19And as for Regal, he's facing even more assault charges now.
01:23Likely the charges will be a felony escape along with assault on two police officers.
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