18 August 2010 / AP, FAYETTEVILLE, NC
Court is no laughing matter as far as one North Carolina judge is concerned. A Fayetteville man who was waiting for his case to be heard drew the ire of Judge Toni King after starting to laugh in a Cumberland County courtroom.
Authorities said King asked 47-year-old Johnny Montgomery why he was laughing, but the man refused to say. King ordered Montgomery to jail on a misdemeanor charge. As deputies were preparing to take Montgomery to jail, they searched him and found more than 3 grams of crack cocaine. Montgomery was charged with felony drug possession. Authorities said he was being processed and does not yet have a court date or an attorney.