Suspect Flings Feces in Courtroom

Vandale Amos Willis, 28, a Chicago man convicted of importing cocaine into Duluth, Minnesota, fired his public defender in the courtroom and elected to represent himself. That happens.

What happened next has never before been seen in the St. Louis County Courthouse or perhaps any courthouse.

Willis smeared his own feces across the top of the table where he and St. Louis County prosecutor Vern Swanum were sitting and also spread it on a chair. He threw some more on the carpeted floor before displaying even more bizarre behavior.

"He was literally smearing feces on his face and into his mouth," Swanum said. "He was putting it into his mouth. That's when he kind of advanced toward me. As I explained to one of my compatriots, that's when I decided to redeploy to a more secure position."

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