Assistant public defender helps prosecutor attacked outside Orange County courthouse Orlando Sentinel 2 days ago Kalia Richardson, Orlando Sentinel A defense lawyer was praised as a hero after he stepped in to help a prosecutor who was attacked Monday afternoon outside the Orange County Courthouse. Assistant Public Defender Andrew Crabbs said a man jumped from behind the bushes at the edge of the courthouse parking lot about 5:30 p.m. and latched onto Assistant State Attorney Dayna Clarke’s back, wrapping his arms around her neck. The two fell to the ground, and Crabbs, wh...