Ex-TV Judge Joe Brown arrested in Tennessee
Source: AP
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The star of the television show "Judge Joe Brown" has been arrested and charged with five counts of contempt of court in Tennessee, court officials in Memphis said Monday.
Shelby County Juvenile Court officials said the 66-year-old Brown was sentenced to five days in jail after causing an outburst Monday in a child support hearing. Brown is running in the Democratic primary for Shelby County district attorney general.
Magistrate Judge Harold "Hal" Horne charged the former TV judge with contempt of court, said Dan Michael, chief magistrate judge of the Shelby County Juvenile Court.
"He darn near caused a riot in the courtroom, he had people so inflamed," Michael said of the former TV judge.
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