An Alaska “sovereign citizen” drew laughs during a court appearance on felony child support charges.

Kevin Francis Ramey, who goes by the name “Birdman” in a series of YouTube videos and other online postings, was indicted on criminal nonsupport charges, reported KDLG-AM.

The 57-year-old Ramey, who claims he is not required to follow U.S. or state laws as a so-called sovereign citizen, was arrested after he failed to show up last week for his arraignment on felony charges.

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Criminal nonsupport charges are ungraded to a felony if the amount of unpaid child support exceeds $20,000 or if payments have not been made for at least two years.

Investigators said Ramey intentionally withheld more than $84,000 in child support payments.

Ramey was arrested in his hometown of Togiak, where he formerly served on City Council, and flown to Dillingham for a court appearance.

The presiding judge asked Ramey if he understood his rights, and the radio station reported that courtroom observers laughed at his convoluted response.

“It says if you’re not a U.S. citizen you could be deported,” Ramey said. “I know I have three citizenships: No. 1, in heaven, No. 2, in America, No. 3, in California — and that my primary citizenship, is of course, in heaven. So I was kind of wondering, are you guys going to deport me to heaven?”

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Judge Patricia Douglas, of Dillingham Superior Court, did not undertake any deportation proceedings and instead set bond at $1,000.

The judge also required Ramey to agree to a third-party custodian to be released on bond.

Ramey is the head of a sovereign citizens group called Sui Juris Court Angels, which he describes as essentially a civil rights group.

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“I help the laymen at law for free in forums of record and always will be. Know Your Rights, Protect Your Rights!!!” he says in a LinkedIn profile.

He argued in a rambling, five-page rebuttal to the charges against him that the government lacks the authority to prosecute him, the radio station reported.

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Watch one of Ramey’s videos posted online: