Man kicked off jury for Facebook friending the attractive female defendant



A man has been kicked off a jury in a civil trial after he tried to Facebook friend one of the defendants.



Jacob Jock sent a friend request to Violetta Milerman after jury questioning and being placed in the jury pool for a personal injury lawsuit resulting from a traffic accident in Florida.



On his public Facebook page on December 12, Jock posted an update complaining about being called to jury duty, reports the The Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Breaking the rules: Jacob Jock, left, sent Violetta Milerman - a defendant in a civil trial he was selected as a juror for - a Facebook request



He claims he made a mistake when he sent the friend request to the attractive defendant after using his smart phone to see whether he knew anyone involved in the trial - despite being warned by the judge not to use the internet to find out more on the trial.



'I accidentally friend requested her,' Jock, who has his own business JJ Custom Screen Printing, told the Herald Tribune.



'I didn't think it was a big deal. I didn't think I would get picked for the jury."



But he was selected to serve on the jury, and Milerman told her attorney about the friend request the next day.

Jock was dismissed on day two of the trial and immediately took to Facebook.

'Score ... I got dismissed!! apparently they frown upon sending a friend request to the defendant... haha,' Jock wrote, according to the Herald Tribune report.

Jock initially denied sending the friend request on the social networking site, according to attorneys in the case.



But then he said it must have been an accident.

Dismissed: Jacob Jock claims he accidentally sent a Facebook friend request to the attractive defendant after using his smart phone

An attorney on the case, Damian Mallard, told the Herald Tribune that Jock was 'very close to going to jail' for his actions.

Senior Circuit Judge Nancy Donnellan slammed him for violating her instructions on not to discuss the case or use the Internet to find out information.



Another juror was selected to take Jock's place.