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Shocking moment Ohio man, 42, punched his OWN lawyer in the face after being sentenced to 47 years in prison for pistol whipping his girlfriend and burning down apartments David Chislton hit attorney Aaron Brockler in the face, despite being handcuffed He also bit Brockler during the violent outburst, according to witnesses  Brockler was stretchered from court and suffered a broken nose and concussion He said: 'I turned in to talk to him, and I just felt a swoosh and saw stars'   Chislton faced charges from 2017, including arson and domestic violence  He was sentenced Tuesday morning in the Cuyahoga County courtroom

By Lauren Fruen For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:36 GMT, 20 February 2019 | Updated: 21:01 GMT, 20 February 2019

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This is the shocking moment an Ohio man punched his own lawyer in the face after being sentenced to 47 years in prison for pistol whipping his girlfriend and arson. 

David Chislton, 42, struck Aaron Brockler in the face despite being handcuffed, leaving him with a broken nose and a concussion. 

Chislton had just been told by Judge Nancy Margaret Russo he faces 47 years in jail after being found guilty of numerous charges. 

In 2017 he held his girlfriend hostage at gunpoint and threatened to kill her. He then set fire to the Miles Landing apartment complex in Warrensville Heights which led to a police stand off.

After being told his sentence the Warrensville Heights man turned to hit Brockler before biting him during the violent outburst in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas courtroom,

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