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Time of India
3 hours ago
- Time of India
UK court chaos: Judge gets angry, cancels hearing on seeing suspect making sandwiches
Snapshots from viral video A virtual court hearing in Detroit turned chaotic when a mother was caught making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich during a Zoom session with a judge — and then argued with him on the call. Asja Outerbridge, who was charged for misdemeanour charged appeared late to her virtual hearing in the 36th District Court, wearing a robe. While on video, she began preparing a sandwich, prompting Judge Sean Perkins to admonish her Outerbridge was facing a misdemeanour allegation for having an open alcohol container as a passenger in a vehicle. When the judge ordered her to stop making the sandwich, Asja Outerbridge responded that she was just trying to feed her sick daughter, who she showed on camera. 'Put whatever you're trying to prepare down,' Judge Perkins insisted. Judge Sean Perkins questioned Outerbridge's attire, asking, "Is that a robe?" and instructed her to "get dressed properly," emphasizing the seriousness of the court setting. Outerbridge defended her attire, claiming she was 'properly dressed' and wore a t-shirt under the robe. The judge countered, 'I'm sorry your daughter is sick, but again, you are in court, and we're going to treat it as such.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like This Device Made My Power Bill Drop Overnight elecTrick - Save upto 80% on Power Bill Pre-Order Undo Due to the interruptions and her behaviour, Judge Perkins ended the call. Later, Outerbridge told CBS News that while she acknowledged her mistake, there was an explanation for her unusual behaviour. She explained she had multiple court dates and was initially told her hearing started at 1 pm but joined the Zoom at 9:22 am and waited until 11:30 am. She said the robe and sandwich incident occurred after she was placed on hold for two hours, during which she forgot the hearing had resumed. When she realized the session restarted, she rushed back to the phone while making the sandwich. 'I definitely was wrong. I could have come dressed better and more prepared. I don't want the judge to think I'm laughing at the situation—I'm not,' she said, offering a sincere apology. Outerbridge, a personal stylist and single mother, said managing court dates and caring for her sick three year old daughter made the day particularly challenging. After the clip of the incident was posted online, Outerbridge admitted she was embarrassed. 'It was just a lot going on. I was having a mommy day,' she said. 'I saw the video with the judge, the robe, and the peanut butter and said, 'Oh my God.'' Asja Outerbridge expressed embarrassment and reiterated her apology, acknowledging she could have handled the situation more appropriately.
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Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Miami Herald
Woman gets kicked off court Zoom call while making PB&J sandwich, video shows
A woman in Michigan was kicked off a court Zoom call after she was making a sandwich while wearing a robe during her hearing, courtroom video shows. Asja Outerbridge appeared in the 36th District Court before Judge Sean Perkins for a misdemeanor after she was accused of having an open alcohol container as a passenger in a car, WJBK reported. When it was her turn to appear before Judge Perkins, he asked why she was late. She responded saying she received a letter stating her court hearing was scheduled for 1 p.m., but then held up a piece of paper which showed it was scheduled for 9 a.m. 'I got multiple court dates, so I called to get the Zoom number, and they had told me like, 'Oh, you're supposed to be there right now.' What I had said 1 p.m.,' she told CBS News Detroit. 'I hung up with them, and hopped on at 9:22 a.m. exactly, and waited there from 9:22 to 11:30.' During the hearing, Outerbridge was making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, WJBK reported. She can be seen wearing a robe, scooping peanut butter and talking over the judge, video streamed on the court's YouTube page showed. 'We can't speak at the same time. … Put whatever you're trying to prepare down,' Perkins said to her. He also told her to get 'properly dressed.' Outerbridge told the judge she was making a sandwich for her sick daughter and that she had a T-shirt on under her robe. 'I definitely was wrong. I could have came dressed better and more prepared, and I don't want to judge to think that I'm laughing at the situation at him because I'm not. I take that very seriously, I do genuinely, with a serious face, apologize to the judge,' she told CBS News Detroit, adding that she wouldn't have been 'making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.' Within two minutes, the judge kicked Outerbridge off the call. Over two hours later, he brought her back on. During her second appearance, the judge accused Outerbridge of 'rolling her eyes' before setting a trial date for her.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Detroit woman booted from Zoom court hearing after making PB&J during call
The Brief A Detroit mom made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich during a Zoom court hearing. The judge was not too happy about it. Her daughter, 3-year-old Parker, was sick, and that's why Outerbridge said she was multitasking. DETROIT (FOX 2) - A Zoom court hearing went off the rails after a Detroit mom made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich during the session. The sandwich was on full display during the hearing and the judge was not too happy about the display in his Zoom courtroom. The backstory Asja Outerbridge was the mom making the sandwich. 36th District Court Judge Sean Perkins was the one on the other side of that Zoom call. She discovered the video after Metro Detroit News posted the Zoom call clip on Instagram. "It was just a lot going on," she said. "I was having a mommy day. I click on the video and I see the judge that I had, and I see my robe and some peanut butter, and I say 'oh my God!'" Her daughter, 3-year-old Parker, was sick, and that's why Outerbridge said she was multitasking. Judge Perkins then booted Outerbridge from the Zoom call. She was there in the first place for a misdemeanor for allegedly having an open alcohol container as a passenger in a car. Dig deeper The hearings for the 36th District Court were streamed live on YouTube, opening up courtrooms like live theater to the masses. "It's not even COVID anymore, what are we doing here? Let's put court back in the courtrooms," she said. "I do feel like I owe the judge an apology. I could have come better prepared, and I could have handled it a lot better." Outerbridge said she waited for hours in the Zoom waiting room and feels like the judge could have had some mercy on a single mom.
