Courtroom Incident Leads to Resignation

Standing in the hallway outside the courtroom is Cassandra Jackson.

She's here today seeking a protection order, often sought by domestic violence

victims.

Unfortunately, a court official is telling her that she missed the

deadline and

will have to come back.

Jackson, a working mother, grows increasingly frustrated.

The argument's loud enough to be heard in the nearby courtroom.

So loud that Magistrate Judge Michael Bachman, who's presiding in

the courtroom on the other side of these doors, could not hear an attorney

question a witness.

Jackson continues to plead her case to the man in the hallway, but is

denied.

Jackson continues arguing

before finally storming off.

But Judge Bachman is unsatisfied and takes matters into his own hands.

About 10 seconds after Jackson walks away,

Bachman leaves the bench, chasing her down the hall.

He catches up to Jackson at the elevators and orders her back

to his courtroom.

What happens next is critical to the eventual outcome of this story.

As they head toward the court, Jackson tries to turn down a hallway.

That's when Bachman grabs Jackson's shoulder.

Even as they enter the courtroom, Bachman still does not remove his hand.

Keep in mind, Jackson's in court today to file for a

restraining order

to protect herself and her children from an allegedly

abusive relationship.

Bachman orders Jackson into the jury box, then tells her she's about to be

arrested for contempt of court.

But the insensitive treatment continues from the rest of the court staff.

Two officers are brought in, and Jackson attempts to flee.

Additional help's required to restrain Jackson.

She resists,

and is eventually removed from the court in handcuffs.

The situation is taken to another level when Jackson's dragged to booking,

where formal charges are made.

Officers handcuff Jackson to a chair as she continues to resist.

After struggling with officers one more time, Jackson's strapped into a

special chair and wheeled into holding, where she'll serve two

days of a 10-day sentence after the presiding judge dropped the

contempt charge and the rest of her sentence for good cause.

After the footage goes public of Bachman chasing after Jackson and putting his hand

on her, Jackson files a civil suit against

Bachman, and the

magistrate's told he must either resign or be fired.

Bachman chose to resign.

If Bachman needs to enter a Hamilton County courthouse in the future,

he must now

do so as a private citizen.