  Friday 20 December 2013  Judge rugby-tackles sex offender to
foil escape bid  A judge rugby-tackled a sex offender to the
ground to prevent him escaping from court, the Old Bailey heard
today.  Judge Marks Moore allegedly grabbed Mr Reid round the
throat to try to bring him down Photo: PHOTOSHOT  Judge Douglas
Marks Moore wrestled Paul Reid twice as he ran out of the
judge's door at Woolwich Crown Court last August.  Reid, 34, who
had escaped from another court two years before, made his
desperate bid for freedom after giving evidence in his trial,
jurors heard.  ''One thing stood between Paul Reid and freedom -
the judge trying his case,'' said Rupert Gregory, prosecuting.
The main door of the court was locked for security reasons but
the doors leading to the judge's corridor and the jury room were
unlocked on safety grounds.  It was about 4.15pm and Reid had
been giving evidence from the witness box during his trial on
undisclosed matters.  Mr Gregory said: "The jury were just
leaving when the defendant