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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Quick-acting court officers averted a potentially deadly situation Tuesday when, authorities said, they broke up a fight outside the Staten Island Court house in which a man wielded a hatchet.
The episode unfolded at around 1:15 p.m., said Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the state Office of Court Administration. More from SI Live here.