On Tuesday at 9 a. m., Hillsborough County Jail inmate, Robert L. Bridges, III, 24, was in custody and sitting inside Judge Martha Cook’s courtroom waiting for his case to be called on unrelated felony charges. Bridges was secured with leg shackles as well as handcuffed in front with an attached waist chain.

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant, Tracey Wallace, along with a pair of bailiffs, were in the courtroom in full uniform providing security when Bridges reportedly lunged forward with both hands, and grabbed Wallace’s firearm.