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A Bovey man is accused of bringing
knives and a can of Mace into court in Grand Rapids and trying to
pull a knife on a sheriff's deputy.


      Fifty-five-year-old Patrick Dean Loucks was charged Wednesday
with assault, obstructing the legal process and possession of a
dangerous weapon in a courthouse.


      The complaint says a deputy bailiff saw a knife sheath attached
to the lapel of Loucks' jacket when Loucks was in court Tuesday on
an unrelated matter.


      The bailiff asked Loucks to leave the courtroom. While in the
hallway, the suspect allegedly reached for the knife's handle and
came toward the deputy. The officer drew a gun and ordered Loucks
to the floor.


      A search found Loucks was carrying two more knives and Mace.
He's in the Itasca County Jail.

A Bovey man is accused of bringing
knives and a can of Mace into court in Grand Rapids and trying to
pull a knife on a sheriff's deputy.


Bovey man accused of bringing knives to court

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