Courtroom video shows alleged threats against York County prosecutors

Sheriff’s deputies released a courtroom video Thursday of an incident Tuesday where police say an inmate at a bond hearing allegedly threatened the lives of two York County prosecutors.

Lewis Albert Warlick, 30, of York, is charged with two counts of threatening the life of a public official, as well as domestic violence and probation violation. Warlick has been arrested three times in the past two weeks.

Prosecutors Daniel Porter and Ryan Newkirk from the 16th Circuit Solicitor’s Office were at the hearing to argue that bond should be denied for Warlick, prosecutors said.

Warlick was not in handcuffs or shackles during the court hearing, the video shows.

The video does not have audio. It appears Warlick points at the two prosecutors as he walks by them. Two bailiffs attempt to subdue Warlick when he became combative. Both officers and Warlick ended up on the ground, toppling chairs in the courtroom. Two more jail officers arrive to help detain Warlick, the video shows. Three more jailers then arrive.

The magistrate, Dan Malphris, is protected from defendants by a glass partition, but prosecutors are seated at a table near Warlick. Neither prosecutor was injured.

Malphris sentenced Warlick to 30 days in jail for contempt of court.

Warlick is being held without bond. He was arrested early Tuesday outside a Fort Mill bar and charged with domestic violence after a woman claimed he assaulted her, according to a police report.

State Law Enforcement Division and court records show Warlick was released after an Oct. 1 arrest on a $5,000 bond. He was charged again with domestic violence on Oct. 8. .

Warlick has previous convictions for assault, assault on a police officer and other crimes, records show.

This story was originally published October 15, 2015 at 6:49 PM with the headline "Courtroom video shows alleged threats against York County prosecutors."