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A convicted sex offender awaiting a new trial on statutory rape charges assaulted a correctional officer trying to remove a T-shirt illegally covering the man’s jail cell light, according to prosecutors who charged him with resisting and battery on a peace officer.
Joshua Kenneth Bringazi, 28, went to trial this week in that new case but a judge declared a mistrial after the prosecutor referred to him as a "felon” during her closing argument to jurors. On Monday, a new trial date will be set.
The alleged jail attack happened just after 10 a.m. Oct. 16 when the officer passed out lunches in the maximum security unit housing Bringazi. When the officer stepped inside Bringazi’s cell to remove a T-shirt and towel covering the light in violation of jail policy, Bringazi responded, "You are going to have to make me” and blocked him from leaving, according to prosecutors. The two ultimately fought until the officer got assistance and Bringazi reportedly later told an intake sergeant the officer was waiting to attack him over a written grievance made a few months previous.
Bringazi, who has five prior convictions for repeatedly having sex with an inebriated teenager, was in jail on charges he had sex with the drunk 15-year-old sister of his roommate’s girlfriend when the pair visited from Oregon in August 2010. Bringazi allegedly kicked the girls out of the apartment the next day when she refused further advances and his roommate ultimately contacted authorities.
He is charged with a lewd act against a child more than 10 years younger and unlawful sexual intercourse. Three days into that trial, a judge declared a mistrial after his former attorney announced he had an irreconcilable conflict and could no longer represent his client.
Bringazi remains in custody in lieu of $100,000 bail.
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