Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man facing a felony drug trial Monday leaped over the railing of a courthouse staircase around 10 a.m. after getting bad news about his case.

Joseph Henry, 41, had thrown a chair at his own lawyer in an attorney-client room and banged his head on the wall. He then burst out of the room and banged his head on glass block in the hallway.

As court security officers approached him, Henry yelled at them to stay away. His mother tried to approach him and he backed away toward the main staircase, which is surrounded by a metal railing.

As officers and his mother watched, Henry then jumped over the railing, falling onto the floor below.

Henry was immediately swarmed by officers, who subdued him and took him into custody. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. It’s not clear how badly Henry was injured, but he did not appear to be seriously hurt.

County Court Judge Stephen Dougherty said today he wasn’t buying Henry’s antics, suggesting that Henry was simply trying to delay a trial.

He issued a warrant for Henry to be brought into custody after treatment at the hospital. The trial would go forward with Henry in custody, the judge added.

Henry is facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted as a second-time drug offender, the judge noted.

“I’m kind of at wit’s end with Mr. Henry,” Dougherty noted, adding that Henry had a history of trying to exploit “some weakness in the system” to delay his trial.

Henry had previously been examined by mental health doctors, who determined that Henry was malingering -- or faking illness to avoid criminal prosecution.

Henry’s lawyer, Janelle Eckel, argued that her client was, in fact, not competent for trial.

Dougherty said he couldn’t disagree more. But he apologized to Eckel for having a chair thrown at her by her own assigned client.

Joseph Henry threw this chair at his own lawyer, moments before jumping over a railing at the courthouse. Lawyer Janelle Eckel was not struck.

Eckel, who was not hit by the thrown chair, took several minutes to collect herself before the court proceeding happened with Henry on his way to the hospital.

After court, the judge walked down the staircase where Henry had jumped. He was accompanied by Eckel and prosecutor Jessica Carbone.