text: CLOSE The father of three daughters who were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar rushed the disgraced doctor during his sentencing. USA TODAY Sports 
   
   Larry Nassar (Photo: Matthew Dae Smith, Lansing (Mich.) State Journal) 
   
   CHARLOTTE, Mich. — A father who rushed Larry Nassar during his sentencing Friday was held in direct contempt of court, but will not be fined or detained. 
   
   "There is no way this court is going to issue any type of punishment due to the circumstances of this case," Eaton County Circuit Judge Janice Cunningham said Friday. 
   
   Randall Margraves was detained Friday morning after he attempted to attack Nassar following the conclusion of statements from two of his three daughters who said they were assaulted by Nassar. 
   
   Eaton County Circuit Judge Janice Cunningham said she can't fathom what Margraves was experiencing, given that he was hearing some of the details of his daughters' victim impact statements for the first time Friday. 
   
   Cunningham said she had the option of issuing a fine or jail time for Margraves, but decided against it with a warning: 
   
   "I cannot tolerate or condone vigilantism or any other type of action that basically comes down to an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," Cunningham said. 
   
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   Margraves apologized to the court and the deputies who were forced to tackle him. 
   
   "I'm not here to upstage my daughters," Margraves said. "I'm here to help them heal." 
   
   As of 12:25 p.m. a GoFundMe page to support Margraves had received about $1,985 in donations. 
   
   Margraves nearly reached Nassar when he rushed the doctor shortly before 10 a.m., but was blocked by Nassar’s attorney Matthew Newburg and then restrained by at least three deputies. He was handcuffed by MSU Police Detective Andrea Munford, the lead investigator on Nassar's cases in Ingham and Eaton counties. 
   
   “Give me one minute with that bastard,” Margraves said after he was tackled. 
   
   Margraves' daughters, Lauren and Madison Rae, had just finished speaking when he addressed the judge. Morgan Margraves read her victim impact statement during Nassar's Ingham County sentencing in January. 
   
   "I would ask you as part of this sentencing to grant me five minutes in a locked room with this demon," Randall Margraves said following his daughters' statements. 
   
   Eaton County Circuit Judge Janice Cunningham said she couldn't do that. He asked for a minute, and she said she couldn't allow that. 
   
   Randall Margraves then ran at Nassar and nearly reached him before Newburg intervened. 
   
   Assistant Attorney General Angela Povilaitis, the lead prosecutor, warned the gallery not to repeat Margraves' outburst, saying it's not helping the victims or the community. She told them to use their words, not physical violence. 
   
   "You cannot behave like this," Povilaitis said. "This is letting him have his power over us." 
   
   In a statement Friday, Newburg said he appreciated the quick response of the Eaton County Sheriff's deputies in the courtroom. 
   
   "They have gone to great lengths to ensure our safety in and out of the courtroom," Newburg said. 
   
   After the civil contempt hearing, Mick Grewal, Margraves’ attorney, spoke with reporters in the hallway outside the courtroom and said the Sheriff’s Office will continue a criminal investigation, which could be sent to prosecutors. Grewal added that he hopes it won’t come to that and that Margraves reacted the way he did after hearing the details of what happened to his daughters. 
   
   About a half dozen law enforcement officers have been in the courtroom all day, with three Eaton County deputies sitting near Nassar, which is an increase from the typical number inside a courtroom for a sentencing hearing. Several law enforcement officers have been sitting in the back of the courtroom gallery as well. 
   
   Additional security did not appear to have been added following Margraves' attempted attack. 
   
   Friday is the second day of Nassar's Eaton County sentencing on three sexual assault charges, which is scheduled to continue Monday and if necessary Tuesday. 
   
   Nassar, 54, was sentenced last month to between 40 and 175 years by Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina on seven sexual assault charges. In December, a federal judge sentenced him to 60 years in prison for three child pornography charges. His sentencing in Eaton County began Wednesday. 
   
   An Indianapolis Star investigation of USA Gymnastics, begun in 2016, uncovered widespread sexual abuse of athletes by coaches and others and failures to alert authorities. The IndyStar, part of the USA TODAY Network, revealed the first allegations of abuse by Larry Nassar. 
   
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   Randall Margraves was in a raging fit, flat on his stomach while it took three uniformed deputies and one plain-clothes officer to detain him. 
   
   "Let me at that son of a b----," Margraves shouted in court. 
   
   One of the deputies disarmed the father by repeatedly saying: 'I understand.' 
   
   After Margraves shouted, "Give me one minute with that bastard, one of the deputies talked him down, saying, "Relax sir. Take it easy, buddy. Just relax.... I understand. I understand, but stay down." 
   
   After the officers tackled and pinned Margraves down to the courtroom floor, the officers again, asked him to relent and quit resisting once they raised him upright. 
   
   "We're going to let up," one of the deputies said. "But you're going to have to let up too." 
   
   Before he was led out of the courtroom, Margraves asked the officers, "What if this happened to you guys?" 
   
   The father apologized for his actions but made it clear that he wishes the worst for Nassar. 
   
   "I believe in God almighty. I believe in heaven and hell, and I can only hope that when the day comes that Larry Nassar has ended his days on this Earth that he will be escorted to one of the deepest, darkest, hottest pits in hell there is for him and people like him. I hope there's a lot of pain attached to it because he certainly left a lot of pain on this Earth," Margraves said at a news conference this evening. 
   
   Margraves has three daughters who have now given victim impact statements about how Nassar assaulted them. 
   
   After two of his daughter's delivered statements in court, Margraves at first tried to ask the judge if he could spend time alone with Nassar. When that request was denied, Margraves lunged at him. 
   
   "I did not know the content of the impact statements. We went to the podium... in support of the two daughters [who addressed the court today] when I had to hear what was said in those statements and I had to look over at Larry Nassar shaking his head, that's when I lost control," Margraves said today. 
   
   "I feel very remorseful... this cannot be a lawless society, I know that. I lost control but I regained control later in a holding cell," he said. 
   
   Rebecca Cook/Reuters 
   
   Afterward, Margraves was restrained by court security personnel and led out of court. 
   
   He was later held in contempt of court. The same judge who was handling Nassar's case pertaining to sexual assault charges also handled Margraves' subsequent sentencing hearing, and Margraves was not arrested and will not face any fines. 
   
   In a statement from the sheriff's office, Judge Janice Cunningham declined to sentence him to any jail time. 
   
   "I can’t say I understand what it would be like to stand there as father and know that three of your girls were injured physically and emotionally by somebody sitting in the room," Cunningham said. 
   
   "I don’t disagree that as a parent and the victims that you want people held accountable. I don’t disagree with that. Use the legal system to do it. Use the system of justice that is here. And there will be the proper punishment. But as for the direct contempt of court there is no way this court is going to issue any type of punishment given the circumstances of this case," she said. 
   
   Margraves offered an apology to Cunningham and everyone in the court, which the judge accepted. 
   
   "I have the highest and utmost respect for the justice system. I’d like to apologize to everyone in the courtroom and all the officers, they are fine upstanding officers who had to deal with my outburst," Margraves said in his sentencing hearing. 
   
   "I came here to support my daughters, I knew they were going to read a statement, I did not know what was in it, they would not let me see it ahead of time. I’ve got to hear that and have Larry Nassar shaking his head no, like it didn’t happen," Margraves said. 
   
   "I lost control, I apologize 100 times," he added. 
   
   Hours earlier, a dramatic scene unfolded after two of Margraves' daughters spoke at Nassar's sentencing hearing. 
   
   "I'm asking you as part of the sentencing to grant me five minutes alone in a locked room with this demon," Margraves told Cunningham. 
   
   Cunningham said that she would not do that, so Margraves asked again, this time for just one minute alone with Nassar. Cunningham reiterated that the answer was no. Margraves then charged toward Nassar in the courtroom. 
   
   Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP 
   
   Police apprehended Margraves and escorted him out of the room. 
   
   "Let me get that son of a b----," Margraves could be heard saying. 
   
   There were audible cries in the courtroom as Margraves was pinned to the ground by police. 
   
   "Give me one minute with that b------," Margraves said. "One minute." 
   
   Assistant Attorney General Angela Povilaitis, the lead prosecutor in this case, was heard warning the rest of the gallery not to follow Margraves' lead. 
   
   "You cannot behave like this," Povilaitis said. 
   
   Attorney Mick Grewal, who represents the three Margrave daughters, said in a statement that “when this occurred I of course represented their father as I could see this was an emotional response to what occurred in court.” 
   
   “They are family that is there for each other. He is a father supporting his daughters,” Grewal said. 
   
   “Hopefully the eyes of the world are watching and can feel the pain each survivor and their family is going through. All they want is justice, transparency and accountability for everyone that enabled Larry Nassar,” he added. 
   
   Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP 
   
   Nassar was sentenced last month to up to 175 years in prison for multiple counts of criminal sexual misconduct. 
   
   Margraves' third daughter, Morgan Margraves, spoke during Nassar's prior sentencing in Ingham County Circuit Court. 
   
   Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP 
   
   Randall Margraves' exchange with the judge began as she thanked his daughters for speaking. 
   
   "Judge, would a pissed-off father have a chance to say something?" he asked Cunningham. 
   
   "You son of a b----," Margraves said, looking directly at Nassar. 
   
   The judge cut him off, admonishing him over his choice of language. 
   
   Rebecca Cook/Reuters 
   
   "We don't want to swear, we don't want to have profanity. I can't imagine the anger, and the anxiety and the feeling of wanting retribution and if you need to say something to help you I'm more than willing to let you say something, but in a courtroom we don't use profanity. But if you have some words that you would like to say, I would like to give you the opportunity to say them," Cunningham said. 
   
   Margraves then asked for the time alone with Nassar. 
   
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   Eaton County Sheriff's deputies restrain Randall Margraves, father of three victims of Larry Nassar, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, in Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte, Mich. (Photo: Cory Morse, AP) 
   
   Charlotte — The father of three women who were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar said Friday he regrets lunging at the sports doctor in court but added that he hopes the convicted pedophile ends up in one of the "hottest pits in hell." 
   
   Randall Margraves discussed the incident at a news conference hours after being tackled and hauled out of Eaton County Circuit Court for trying to attack Nassar. He said he was driven to rage by hearing two of his daughters describe in court Friday how Nassar hurt them and seeing the disgraced physician shaking his head. 
   
   “When I hear those statements and I have to look over at Larry Nassar, that was too much,” he said. 
   
   But Margraves added, “This cannot be a lawless society. I lost control. But I regained control in a holding cell.” 
   
   Judge Janice K. Cunningham decided not to fine or jail Margraves, who apologized in court for his action. 
   
   "I'm embarrassed," he told the judge. "I'm not here to upstage my daughters. I'm here to help them heal." 
   
   CLOSE Randall Margraves tried to attack Larry Nassar after asking the judge to let him have a few minutes alone with the former USA Gymnastics doctor in court on Friday. 
   
   The judge, in turn, told Margraves: "My heart goes out to you and your family for what you've been through. We cannot and I cannot tolerate or condone vigilantism or any other type of action that basically comes down to an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. That's not what's best for this situation." 
   
   Victim says Nassar ‘turned my entire universe upside down’ 
   
   "There's no way that this court is going to issue any type of punishment, given the circumstances of this case," she said. 
   
   Margraves tried to attack Nassar after asking the judge to let him have a few minutes alone with the former USA Gymnastics doctor. 
   
   The man was tackled to the ground by police. "Let me at him," he shouted as police grabbed him. "Give me one minute with that bastard!" 
   
   Police led him out of the courtroom in handcuffs. 
   
   At the news conference, Margraves said he feels regret for sending his daughters to see Nassar. 
   
   “I fell for the Michigan State hype. I was blinded by the fancy degrees hanging on a wall” he said, adding that he “delivered my daughters to a demon” and “now I have to live with the fact that I failed to protect my daughters.” 
   
   For a long time, he said, he didn’t understand why his relationship with his daughters was strained. 
   
   “The reason was Larry Nassar,” he said. “If it wasn’t for all the brave girls and women who came forward before now, I don’t know if my family could have come forward before now.” 
   
   Margraves also expressed his hope that Nassar will face divine justice. 
   
   “I believe in God almighty. I believe in heaven and hell. And I can only hope when the days comes ... that he will be escorted to one of the deepest, darkest, hottest pits in hell there is for people like him.” 
   
   Margraves’ outburst occurred Friday after two of his daughters gave victim statements about the impact Nassar’s sexual abuse had on their lives. A third daughter gave a statement recently in Ingham County Circuit Court. 
   
   A gofundme account set up to show support for Margraves had raised more than $7,500 within hours of the incident. 
   
   Cunningham said she heard from Assistant Attorney General Angela Povilaitis that Margraves had learned details about the assaults that he had not known before. 
   
   “I can see that creating an anger and a rage so great that any parent would want to do physical harm,” Cunningham said. “So I understand that. But you have to understand this is a courtroom … it is not acceptable that we combat assault with assault. We have to teach our children and other adults that when people do things that are wrong and they break the law, we handle that by using the legal proceedings to punish them.” 
   
   Cunningham made him promise that nothing else would happen in court. 
   
   Margraves said he came to the hearing to support his daughters but did not know what they would say because they did not let him see their statements beforehand. 
   
   “I am realizing (my daughters) may never trust a man again,” Margraves said. 
   
   Friday was the second day of the second sentencing hearing for Nassar, who sexually abused young women under the guise of a medical treatment. So far, 265 women have been identified as victims. 
   
   Margraves jumped at Nassar after his daughter Lauren Margraves, one of the sexual assault victims, had just finished telling the court that the "last year and a half of my life has been a crazy whirlwind and there's no reason it should have been that way." 
   
   Lauren Margraves made the comments during the latest sentencing hearing in Eaton County Circuit Court after recounting her abuse at Nassar's hands. 
   
   She said he molested her when she was 13. Nassar also abused her two sisters. 
   
   The father of victim 210, a woman who chose to stay anonymous, spoke after the Margraves incident. 
   
   Assistant Attorney General Angela Povilaitis said he was a peaceful man and would not repeat Margraves' behavior. 
   
   During a break, he empathized with the family. 
   
   “I felt bad for him, for his family and especially for his daughters because of all they are going through,” the father said. “But I understand.” 
   
   Nassar was sentenced last month to 40-175 years in prison on seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in Ingham County Circuit Court. He also has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography. 
   
   Staff writer Charles E. Ramirez contributed 
   
   kkozlowski@detroitnews.com 
   
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target: – Larry Nassar's victims are continuing to speak out, but the father of three did more than talk in a Michigan courtroom Friday. Following testimony from two of his daughters—including one abused at age 13, per the Detroit News—Randall Margraves took the floor and addressed Nassar as "you son of a bitch," per a CBS News video. Scolded for swearing, he then asked for "five minutes in a locked room with this demon," and when the judge politely declined, asked instead for "one minute." The comment drew laughter from some in the room even as one of Margraves' daughters whispered "stop," reports ABC News. But it quickly became clear Margraves wasn't joking. As the judge again declined the request, Margraves rushed across the room at Nassar. One of Nassar's lawyers, Matthew Newburg, appeared in front of the former USA Gymnastics doctor, seeming to block him from harm, before sheriff's deputies tackled Margraves to the ground, reports USA Today. "I want that son of a bitch. I just need one minute with that bastard," he was heard saying as three deputies held him down. As they helped him up moments later, Margraves looked at the deputies, saying, "What if this happened to you guys' daughters?" He was then led from the room in handcuffs. The scene occurred during Nassar's third sentencing trial, focusing on assault convictions in Michigan's Eaton County. He's already been sentenced to 60 years for child pornography and 40 to 175 years for assaults in the Lansing area.