HUNTSVILLE - The courthouse is usually a quiet place where the only speakers are the ones dealing with a matter and conversation is kept to a minimum.

At the Huntsville courthouse on Oct. 21, a man accused of impaired driving and failure to provide a breath sample decided the usual courtroom etiquette wasn’t for him. The accused man’s vocal outbursts began before the court proceedings had even begun.

“Bring out the judge,” the accused repeatedly demanded prior to court beginning. He also loudly complained about this being a waste of his valuable time.

When proceedings did officially begin, the accused continued his vocal outbursts and only ended the interruptions when the court OPP officer went and talked to him.

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During the court break at roughly 10 a.m., the accused was seen outside with a can of beer and asked others around the courthouse if they would like to drink it.

When court resumed his matter was the first one dealt with. After asking the judge how he was doing, the accused told the court what he thought of the charges that had brought him there.

“I’m here for bogus allegations of impaired operating of a motorized vehicle under the influence of alcohol, which are bogus allegations. I would like the Crown attorney’s disclosure,” said the accused.

He smiled enthusiastically during the reading of his charges by the court employee and at one point interrupted her reading with a laugh to which he explained, “I’m sorry, I laugh a lot. I have asthma.”

His matter will next be in court on Dec. 2.