Quote:A grieving uncle reportedly took the law into his own hands after growing furious over the handling of a case involving the accused killer of his nephew.

CBS News Colorado obtained police documents on Wednesday, which showed that a 36-year-old Aurora man named Daniel Alexander Ashby attended a court hearing inside the Arapahoe County Courthouse in Littleton, Colorado, earlier this week for 19-year-old Christopher Ramirez-Rodriguez.

The teen is accused of running a red light and killing Ashby’s 12-year-old nephew in July. Police say the Ashby’s nephew was crossing the road on his electric scooter at the time of the incident.

Ramirez-Rodriguez was charged with careless driving resulting in death.

During the hearing, Ashby became enraged at one point and approached H. Michael Steinberg, the 69-year-old defense lawyer defending Ramirez-Rodriguez. Police say Ashby was trying to see the defendant.

The lawyer pushed Ashby back to get him out of his way before the uncle retaliated.

Ashby proceeded to allegedly body slam Steinberg with an MMA-style takedown, leaving him unconscious with a fractured spine.

According to CBS News Colorado, there is no video of the attack.

Steinberg was transported to the hospital following the incident. Surgery was scheduled for Thursday.

Steinberg sent an email to CBS Colorado on Tuesday and said that he had suffered a shattered pelvis in addition to his spinal injury and was in “serious pain.”

Authorities arrested Ashby and charged him with second-degree assault. He is being held on $75,000 bond.

Michael Ashby, Daniel’s brother, spoke to CBS News Colorado following the incident and expressed his displeasure with the judicial system.

While Michael did personally witness the incident, he and the entire Ashby family had been attending court hearings for the driver who allegedly hit and killed his son.

“The whole family is frustrated with this legal system,” said Michael Ashby.

Ashby also revealed that there has been considerable conflict between his family and Ramirez-Rodriguez’s family, perhaps foreshadowing this unfortunate incident.

The judge had previously warned both families against “taking justice into their own hands.”