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Drug dealer attacks 2 in Brooklyn courtroom

A convicted drug dealer went wild in federal court in Brooklyn Tuesday, yanking a woman prosecutor to the floor and then cutting his defense attorney with a razor, said officials said.

Victor Wright, 37, had to be pulled off Assistant U.S. Attorney Carolyn Pokorny by two Vietnam veterans -- his defense attorney and a court reporter -- as well as some U.S. marshals, the officials said.

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