Florida burglary suspect flirts with judge, still gets $5K bail
A burglary suspect flirted shamelessly with his judge Thursday at a bail hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida — but his efforts got him nowhere but jail.
Footage of defendant Demetrius Lewis’ cringe-worthy virtual appearance before Judge Tabitha Blackmon was shared by local station WSVN.com.
“How ya doin’ how ya doin’?” the front-cuffed but casual suspect greets the judge at the start of his hearing.
“Alright, I’m good sir; how are you?” she answers with a wry smile.
“Judge, you is so gorgeous a judge … you’re gorgeous,” he tells her.
“I love you. I love you.”
“Alright Mr. Lewis. Flattery will get you everywhere,” she responds. “But maybe not here.”
The judge tells Lewis that she has found probable cause for charges of burglary and possession of the drug ecstasy.
Then a prosecutor asks for $7,500 bail, noting that three children were present in the home that Lewis allegedly tried to break into.
“WHAT!?” the defendant’s voice can be heard shouting.
Lewis was just released in 2019 after a four-year state prison stint for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon out of Orange County, the prosecutor added.
The judge then ordered him held on $5,000 — a $2,500 savings from the DA’s request.
via: https://nypost.com/2021/02/04/florida-burglary-suspect-flirts-with-judge-still-gets-5k-bail/
Photo Credit: Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida