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A US judge ordered a court official to "duct tape the defendant" after repeated outbursts.
The bizarre scenario played out in a court in Canton, Ohio, when Judge Stephen F. Belden clashed with robbery suspect Harry Brown.
Mr Brown fired up about the lawyer who'd been allocated to him, but the judge refused to appoint another.
The pair argued for several minutes, before Judge Belden decided on shock tactics to silence the defendant.
“I’m gonna get some duct tape. If you keep interrupting me, I’m gonna have Mr Smith (the bailiff) put it over your mouth, OK?”
When Mr Brown refused to stay quiet, he carried out his threat: "All right, duct tape. Duct tape the defendant," he said.
The local newspaper The Repository reports the preliminary hearing then went ahead before the duct tape was removed and Mr Brown was asked if he had any questions.
"We’ll put some more (tape) back on if you decide to, uh, go back to your former, uh, disrespectful ways," the judge said.
"I’m not being disrespectful, Your Honour," Mr Brown said. "I think you’re being more disrespectful to me, as, you know ..."
Mr Brown eventually left the court, reportedly uttering obscenities, for which he was told he would get "30 more days on top of whatever you get, for contempt".
After the hearing he said his treatment was unethical and he wanted to file a complaint, The Repository reported.
Judge Belden told the paper he got no enjoyment out of using the duct tape.
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