‘ You told the police that aliens were chasing you?’

‘ You told the police that aliens were chasing you?’

Man in front of Judge Thorne has perfectly reasonable excuse for breaking into courthouse

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A man in jail with a felony charge of possession of meth and cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia was asked by Judge Fred Thorne, “Where do you live?”

“At my mother’s.”

“Do you work?”

“I was trying to. I just got out of prison on February 8th.”

“And you are already back in jail on a felony charge?

See the public defender.”

The next man with a felony charge of delivery of meth or cocaine was also asked where he lived.

“Wheatley.”

“Are you employed?”

“I doubt it now.”

“How long had you been at this job?”

“Five months.”

“Why were you fired?”

“Because there was a hold on me here.”

“See the public defender.”

A woman in jail with charges of financial identity theft was asked, “Where do you live?”

“Newport.”

“Who do you live with?”

“I live by myself.”

“Do you work?”

“Yes, I work for a CPA. I am a public accountant.”

“How much do you make a week?”

“This is tax season, so I make more now. About $1,000.”

“How much did you file on your own income tax?”

“$30,000.”

“Do you want me to set bond today or wait till you get an attorney?”

“Set my bond today.”

The next person was charged with aggravated robbery and was told to go directly to the public defender.

A man was charged with burglary and criminal mischief.

“You broke into the court house? You told the police that aliens were chasing you?”

“I didn’t say that.”

“That is what the police said you said. See the public defender.”

A woman with a felony charge of possession of meth or cocaine was also asked, “Where do you live?”

“Memphis, Tennessee.”

“Why were you here?”

“I was at the dog track. I come here almost every day I am off.”

“What do you do?”

“I keep some elderly people and work another job.”

“How much do you make a week?”

“I make $10 an hour. I make about $80 every Sunday.”

“Talk to the public defender.”

A woman jail was charged with domestic battery. She pled no contest.

“Was there a man with you when you got arrested?”

“Yes.”

“Come on up here, sir. You are also charged with domestic battery. How do you plead?”

“No contest.”

“How long have you been together?”

“Three years.”

“The police said you struck him in the eye. And that he strangled you.”

“I was on top of her and we were kissing,” said the man.

“Why are you two here?”

“We just moved down here. We have been working. We both just got out of the service.”

“You ‘just’ got out of the service? You (the woman) got out in 2016 and you (the man) got out in 2011. I thought you said recently?

Where are you working?”

“Bosch,” said the man.

To the woman Judge Thorne asked, “Does he hit you a lot?”

“No, this is the first time.”

“$400 plus court costs and 30 days jail each.”

A man in jail charged with obstruction pled guilty.

“Whose name did you use. A brother or a cousin?”

“No, a fake name. I made the name up.”

“$250 plus court costs.”

A man came forward in the jail when his name was called.

“You have serious charges, see the public defender.”

A woman with a theft charge, no proof of insurance and a failure to appear pled no contest to all charges.

“You didn’t come to court then you went stealing?

Whose car was it?”

“It was my car. I thought the drive out tags were still good.”

“One minute after you drive the car off the lot you have to have insurance.”

“The car broke down a week later. I got insurance right after that. It was State Farm.”

“Which one?”

“The one on Missouri.”

“Bentley?”

“No. Julie Burns.”

“Why did you need to steal?”

“I was hungry, sir.”

“Nobody eats fake nails.”

“I had some chicken wings.”

“If you were hungry and stole food I would have some sympathy but you stole fake nails and other stuff. Who supports you?”

“A boyfriend.”

“Is he here?”

“I am, sir.” Her boyfriend stood up. “We had plenty of food at home, I took her in because her husband left her.”

“What did you think when she got arrested?”

“I was surprised.”

“$195 plus court costs on the insurance. $100 plus court costs on the failure to appear and $350 plus court costs and five days jail on the theft.”

A man charged with loiter-

Judge Fred Thorne ing pled no contest.

“You were harassing customers in the bar area?”

The man in jail was talking so fast the judge couldn’t understand him.

“Go talk to the public defender.

We’ll come back to

you.”

Another man in jail was charged with fleeing and failure to appear. He pled no contest on both charges.

“Why were you fleeing?”

“I was driving with a buddy of mine and we were leaving Walmart.”

“This is that high speed chase all over Crittenden County. You ran a stop sign, sped through neighborhoods and finally hit a tree. $500 plus court costs on the fleeing and 30 days suspended. $500 plus court costs and 10 days jail on the failure to appear.”

A woman in jail was asked how she pled to loitering.

“I’m not guilty but I’m going to plead no contest.”

“You were in the restaurant hollering at people.”

“I wasn’t.”

“You deny you were doing that so I’m changing your plead to not guilty. Be back here for your trial.”

“Will I get out today?”

“If you make bond.”

A man and his girlfriend in the courtroom who had already been warned about ‘making out’ came forward when their names were called.

“How do you plead to theft?”

“No contest,” said the man.

“What are you doing with your life?”

“Nothing.”

“Is that your girlfriend?”

“Yes, sir.”

“How long?”

“A month.”

“You stole $266 worth of items.”

“How do you plead to theft?” he asked the woman.

“No contest.”

“Where do you live?”

“I got kicked out of my house.”

“$500 plus court costs each and 15 days jail each.

Bailiff, arrest them.”

The bailiff cuffed them both and led them away.

By the Evening Times News Staff