Nicholas Carter, 31, who had just been convicted of aggravated assault against a 14-month-old child, attempted to escape from a courthouse in Skowhegan, Maine, on Wednesday.

While handcuffed, he dashed down a hallway, evading initial attempts to stop him before running out of the courthouse and across a parking lot.

His escape was quickly thwarted when he tripped in a yard, where two jurors and a detective apprehended him, NBC News has reported.

Carter’s trial lasted three days, and a sentencing hearing for his conviction is anticipated in the coming weeks.

Written by B.C. Begley