Blount County General Sessions Court Judge Robert Headrick reportedly snapped when he heard chuckling in his courtroom. The defendant, Howard Matthew Webb, 31, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of misdemeanor assault/offensive touching, according to a local paper. Webb reportedly laughed after entering his plea, drawing the judge's ire, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported. SUSPECT IN FATAL KIDNAPPING APPEARS IN COURT, EXTRADITEDThe defendant was arrested last month and initially charged with felony adulteration of food, liquids or pharmaceuticals. The delivery driver was not charged but has been fired from her job, the News Sentinel reported.
Source: Fox News March 13, 2019 06:31 UTC