A suspect in the US tried to escape police custody only to walk into a court case.

The inmate had already attacked a deputy when he was originally in court for his hearing and he made it just 20ft into the room as he attempted to escape before his latest plan was foiled.

But the man - whose name has not been released - has just made things worse for himself after he was subsequently charged with attempted escape and assault, although police have chosen not to leave his original charges.