UPDATE: Story County Prosecutors Attacked in Courthouse

OUTSIDE DES MOINES, IA -- Two Story County prosecutors were attacked in the Nevada Courthouse, and the assault has officials seeking tougher laws for the crime, says KCCI.com.

Surveillance video of the attack taken from the Story County Courthouse has County Attorney Stephen Holmes worried, the TV station reports.

The video shows four prosecutors about to leave the courthouse when a man approaches them and hits a prosecutor in the face. Another attorney comes to his aid and is also hit in the face.

The man charged in the attack, Major Robinson, 31, of Mason City, is in custody at the Story County jail, the TV station reports.

According to jail records, Robinson is charged with simple assault and willful injury simple assault in the incident. His bond has been set at $24,000.

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"This person could have been armed with a knife, could have been armed with a gun, and it could have been a much, much different result," Holmes told KCCI.

Holmes told the TV station a prosecutor's job can be dangerous, and a change in the law is needed.

"When I prosecute someone, it's not in the name of Story County, it's in the name of the state of Iowa, and the state of Iowa needs to stand up here and recognize this," said Holmes.

Holmes wants the state Legislature to change the law so an assault against a prosecutor carries the same punishment as an assault on a police officer.

"It takes the level of assault and bumps it up and makes it a felonious assault, makes it a felony," said Holmes.