Judge holds himself in contempt of court, and more

Judge holds himself in contempt of court

A Michigan judge found himself in contempt of court after his cellphone began talking during a trial’s closing arguments. The phone began asking for voice-dialing commands, saying, “I can’t understand you.” The red-faced judge said he bumped the phone by accident, but found himself in contempt and imposed a $25 fine on himself. “If I cannot live by the rules that I enforce,’’ he said, “then I have no business enforcing these rules.”

Calling 911 to complain about mom

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A 19-year-old Florida man called 911 twice in one night to complain that he “didn’t like the way his mother was talking to him.” Vincent Valvo didn’t specify the exact nature of his mother’s comments, but police who charged him with abusing the emergency line said he smelled like alcohol.