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Cop killer, Otis McKane, 40, elbows bailiff in face inside a Texas courtroom and makes a run for it after being convicted of murdering SA detective, Benjamin Marconi, in 2016

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;4b4040"><strong>San Antonio man Monday threw an elbow in a bailiff&&num;8217&semi;s face and tried to make flee the courtroom after being convicted of murdering a cop five years ago <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;4b4040"><strong>Dramatic footage captured Otis Tyrone McKane&comma; attacking Bexar County Sheriff&&num;8217&semi;s Office Deputy Isidro Gonzalez when the officer tried to handcuff him <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;4b4040"><strong>McKane&comma; 40&comma; was on trial for capital murder in the November 20&comma; 2016 shooting death of Detective Benjamin Marconi <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;4b4040"><strong>McKane elbowed the bailiff moments after jurors needed just 25 minutes to find found him guilty of murdering Marconi<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;4b4040"><strong>As McKane removed his necktie and started to undo his shirt after being convicted of capital murder&comma; <strong>Gonzalez said<&sol;strong><&sol;strong>&comma;<strong> &&num;8216&semi;I had a feeling that he was going to fight us&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;4b4040"><strong>Dep&period; Gonzalez and another officer can be seen restraining McKane while more officers rushed to their aid <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;4b4040"><strong>The trial&&num;8217&semi;s punishment phase began Tuesday afternoon with the jury to decide between the options of the death penalty or life in prison without parole<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;07&sol;Otis-McKane-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-385818" width&equals;"842" height&equals;"455"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Even after his conviction for an unprovoked fatal attack on a police officer McKane is still after cops&period; As made a bid for freedom from the courtroom&comma; Dep&period; Gonzalez and a fellow officer grabbed McKane and took him out of the courtroom&nbsp&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Dramatic courtroom footage captures a Texas man assaulting a bailiff who tried to handcuff him moments after being convicted of killing a San Antonio police detective nearly five years ago&period; <br>Otis Tyrone McKane was on trial for capital murder in the November 20&comma; 2016 shooting of Detective Benjamin Marconi when jurors found him guilty after just 25 minutes of deliberation on Monday&period; <br>McKane&comma; 40&comma; ambushed and shot Det&period; Marconi in traffic near the police headquarters&period; The victim had nothing to do with the gunman and was on his way to answer a call which had nothing to do with McKane either&period; The 50-year-old cop did not survive the attack<br>The defendant faces either life in prison or the death sentence after his conviction&period; When&nbsp&semi;Deputy Isidro Gonzalez of the Bexar County Sheriff&&num;8217&semi;s Office prepared to handcuff McKane&comma; the convicted man swung an elbow toward Gonzalez&&num;8217&semi;s face&period;&nbsp&semi;<br>Dep&period; Gonzalez and a another officer quickly took McKane out of the courtroom to restrain him as more officers rushed to their aid&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;07&sol;Otis-McKane-3-1024x817&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-385820" width&equals;"821" height&equals;"655"&sol;><figcaption><strong>A seemingly angry Otis McKane glares at the courtroom gallery in San Antonio <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<iframe width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;I4etIpw74V0" title&equals;"YouTube video player" frameborder&equals;"0" allow&equals;"accelerometer&semi; autoplay&semi; clipboard-write&semi; encrypted-media&semi; gyroscope&semi; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen&equals;""><&sol;iframe>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Otis McKane clasps his hands before attacking Deputy Isidro Gonzalez<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;07&sol;Otis-McKane-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-385816" width&equals;"838" height&equals;"442"&sol;><figcaption><strong> Several officers ran to their aid to make sure McKane was restrained <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Gonzalez said he had noticed McKane removing his necktie&comma; unbuttoning his shirt and untucking his shirttail after the guilty verdict was read&period; &&num;8216&semi;I had a feeling that he was going to fight us&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Gonzalez testified&period; &&num;8216&semi;Because he was taking off his clothes&period;&&num;8217&semi;&nbsp&semi; <br>District Attorney Joe Gonzales and defense attorney Joel Perez declined to comment about the outburst&period;&nbsp&semi;Gonzales said the bailiff was not seriously injured&period; <br>The trial&&num;8217&semi;s punishment phase began Tuesday afternoon with the jury to decide between one of two options&colon; the death penalty or life in prison without parole&comma; the&nbsp&semi;<a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;expressnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;article&sol;otis-mckane-guilty-capital-murder-verdict-16340779&period;php">San Antonio Express-News&nbsp&semi;<&sol;a>reported&period;&nbsp&semi; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;07&sol;Otis-McKane-left-and-Benjamin-Marconi-right-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-385834"&sol;><figcaption><strong> Otis Tyrone McKane &lbrack;left in old mugshot&rsqb;&comma; was on trial for capital murder in the November&comma; 20&comma; 2016 shooting of SA Det&period; Benjamin Marconi &lbrack;right&rsqb;&comma; when jurors found him guilty after just 25 minutes of deliberation on Monday&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;07&sol;Otis-McKane-4&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-385823" width&equals;"853" height&equals;"582"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Otis McKane is seen in footage speaking to detectives on Nov 21&comma; 2016 a day after he shot and killed a San Antonio police Det&period;<&sol;strong> <strong>Benjamin Marconi<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<iframe width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;SXVXmlrFUHo" title&equals;"YouTube video player" frameborder&equals;"0" allow&equals;"accelerometer&semi; autoplay&semi; clipboard-write&semi; encrypted-media&semi; gyroscope&semi; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen&equals;""><&sol;iframe>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>McKane at his police interview in November 2016<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Marconi was fatally shot as he sat in his patrol car during a traffic stop that did not involve McKane&comma; authorities said&period; McKane&comma; as he was being taken to jail following the shooting&comma; told reporters that he &&num;8216&semi;lashed out at someone who didn&DiacriticalAcute;t deserve it&&num;8217&semi; because he was upset with the court system&period; <br>McKane said he was angry because he had not been allowed to see his son during a custody battle&period; <br>Defense attorney Perez had argued that Marconi had sent and received personal text messages moments before the traffic stop&comma; therefore was not officially on duty&period; McKane then could not be charged with capital murder&period; <br>It was a tough sell to the court&period; Furthermore investigations revealed that seven hours before his arrest in the fatal slaying of Benjamin&comma; McKane was at the Bexar County Courthouse getting married as he was the subject of a massive manhunt&comma; according to official records&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;07&sol;Otis-McKane-5&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-385829" width&equals;"841" height&equals;"561"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Otis Mckane was arrested on Nov 21&comma; 2016&comma; a day after he shot and killed SAPD Det&period; Marconi<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">McKane who claimed he was angry after losing a custody battle McKane&comma; on Sunday Nov&period; 20 killed Det&period; Benjamin Marconi in an ambush slaying&period; Then on the Monday&comma; he proceeded to wed Christian Chanel Fields&comma; who owned the white Buick he was driving at the time of his arrest&period; <br>To facilitate their expedited wedding&comma; the couple had obtained a magistrate’s waiver from the customary 72-hour waiting period after a marriage license is issued<br><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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