Texas man shows up to jury duty with beer, police say

Allegedly drunk juror

A Texas man recently showed up drunk to jury duty with beer in a large cup, according to the Tyler Morning Telegraph. Allegedly drunk juror

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A 23-year-old Texas man on jury duty ended up behind bars on Wednesday.

According to the Tyler Morning Telegraph, police said the man showed up to Smith County Courthouse slurring his speech and looking sluggish.

When courthouse employees informed sheriff's deputies of the seemingly intoxicated man, authorities asked the 23-year-old what was in the large Coca Cola cup he had walked in with.

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After police confronted the man, whom they described as not being in a "normal mental state," the juror attempted to leave the courthouse but was stopped by police who discovered beer inside his large cup.

The man was charged for public intoxication and booked at the Smith County Jail, only a few blocks away from the courthouse.