Accused Ruff in Dock
James Herard stood in the dock, accused of wielding a shotgun in a string of Dunkin' Donuts robberies that covered two counties.
Herard, who was accused of the robberies along with two others, repeatedly barked at County Judge John Hurley.
An exasperated Hurley told the 19-year-old Herard, "I would suggest you take this more seriously." To which Herard's only reply was "ruff" - well, actually, several "ruffs."
Not to be beaten, when Herard again replied "ruff" to the explanation of his rights as a criminal defendant, Judge Hurley said, "I'm going to consider your bark as an acknowledgment of what I just told you."
Herard was remanded to jail without bond and minus telephone privileges. He is obviously barking mad.