A 44-year-old Michigan man named Corey Harris joined a Zoom court hearing discussing his license renewal while driving his car, leading to the revocation of his bond and a bench warrant for his arrest.
The judge noticed Harris was in motion and asked if he was behind the wheel, prompting the bond revocation and jail sentence, despite Harris' attorney's attempts to explain the situation.
Harris spent two days in jail due to the incident, and he was embarrassed as the public wrongly ridiculed him. The oversight regarding his license suspension being rescinded in January 2022 due to a clerical error has yet to be rectified in state records.
The incident was widely mocked on the internet, and advice was given to Harris to avoid driving and dress appropriately for future hearings.
Harris claimed that his license suspension order had been rescinded in January 2022 due to a clerical error, but this oversight has not been corrected in state records. The process to reinstate a driver's license in Michigan can be complicated.
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