
• The last thing Ohio defense attorney Aaron Brockler remembers after hearing the judge pronounce a 47-year sentence for his client, David Chislton, 42, was a "swoosh" sound. That was the sound of Chislton's fist speeding through the air toward Brockler's face. On Feb. 19, Chislton had pleaded guilty in Cuyahoga County to domestic abuse, aggravated arson, felonious assault and cruelty to a companion animal, and Common Pleas Court Judge Nancy Margaret Russo handed down his sentence as he stood handcuffed next to his lawyer. But before Brockler could tell him that he would try to get the sentence reduced, Chislton had knocked him to the floor. "All I remember is waking up on the floor underneath the table," Brockler told WKYC TV. Brockler suffered a concussion and a broken nose. Chislton faces additional charges. [WKYC, 2/21/2019]