A confrontation outside the Lake County (Ind.) Courthouse between two defendants in a rape case ended with a broken nose for one man and possible criminal charges for the other.
Thaddeus Luis Rodriguez, 21, of East Chicago, who is being tried on rape and other charges, showed up at his jury trial Wednesday holding an ice pack on his nose.
Earlier, outside the courthouse, Rodriguez encountered co-defendant Hiram Joel Perez-Diaz, who pleaded guilty last week to a lesser crime and agreed to testify against Rodriguez. Lake Superior Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak said the confrontation involved Rodriguez calling Perez-Diaz names and telling him to change his testimony.
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