Weusi McGowan, 37, became enraged when Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Fraser refused to remove Deputy Alternate Public Defender Jeffrey Martin from the case.

During the break, McGowan produced a plastic bag with fecal matter and smeared it on Martin’s hair and face. He then flung the bag towards the jury, hitting the brief case of juror No. 9.

“That juror didn’t even see it coming,” said prosecutor Christopher Lawson.

After lunch, the judge dismissed the jury and said the defendant would have to find a new lawyer.

McGowan’s bail was raised from $250,000 to $1 million, as he was branded a danger to the community.

The prosecutor said the defendant had wiped human faeces on himself in the past.

McGowan is charged with kidnapping for robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and other counts and could face assault charges in connection with the attack on his lawyer and the jury.

McGowan is accused of hitting a man with a rock in a sock in October 2007.