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‘You’ll find out how nasty I really am’: A judge’s seething response to a hostile defendant
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Superior Court Judge Bryant Durham and defendant Denver Fenton Allen exchanged heated words in a Georgia courtroom. (Rome News-Tribune.)

It started as a routine hearing in a Georgia courtroom. It ended as an extraordinary display of vulgarity — between a defendant and judge.

Denver Fenton Allen, the defendant in a murder case, repeatedly threatened a judge and hurled crude obscenities and aggressive remarks during a hearing, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Allen was appearing before Bryant Durham Jr., a superior court judge in Floyd County. The hearing, held in Rome, Ga. last week, lasted less than 20 minutes.

But in that brief time, Allen and Durham launched a series of crude obscenities and aggressive remarks at each other in a heated exchange that was filled with offensive language, according to a transcript of the hearing.

Durham: I — I am finding — I’m finding you in contempt of court,” Durham said, after Allen made a obscene comment.

Allen: I don’t care.

Durham: I know you don’t. And I sentence you to 20 days for that. And if you say anything else, I’m going to add 20 days for everything you say.

Allen: F— you.

Durham: Forty days.

Allen: F— you again.

Durham: Sixty.

Allen: Go f— yourself.

Durham: A year.

Allen: Your mama.

Durham: Ten years.

Allen responded with another crass statement.

“You know something, this is going to be an interesting trial,” Durham said.

The already charged conversation continued to spiral down from there, as Durham and Allen — who reportedly stands accused in the fatal attack of an inmate — escalated their verbal exchange.

Allen often used sexually graphic language, mixed with obscenities. The judge, for his part, of Allen said, “You know, you look like a queer.”

“Well, okay,” Allen responded. “So now you’re calling me a queer in the courtroom.”

“I didn’t call you one,” Durham said. “I said you looked like one.”

As the clash dragged on, Durham eventually told Allen that he had a “constitutional right to be a dumbass.” And, later, Allen issued his threat.

“How about this?” he said. “I’ll kill your whole family. When I get in this trial, I will murder your whole family. I’ll cut your children up into pieces. I’ll knock their brains out with a f—— hammer and feed them to you.”

“Are–are you taking this down?” Durham asked, and a court reporter confirmed that they were. He later told Allen that he did not have any children.

It’s unclear if Durham’s comments could result in any disciplinary action. The Journal-Constitution reports:

The judge, while provoked in the extreme, made comments that could land him in trouble with the state judicial ethics agency. He not only exchanged vulgarities with Allen, he also said it was his “guess” that he’d find Allen guilty and that Allen would find out ‘how nasty I really am.’

As the conversation was ending, Durham told Allen that if a similar scene played out again, the defendant would not be staying in the courtroom. Allen responded with a vulgarity.

“Okay,” said Durham.

“I’m subpoenaing y’all’s a– in the courtroom,” Allen replied, as he was being escorted out.

judge let that schit go on way too long.

Sometimes it's better to just walk softly and carry a big stick.

He could have had his way with that idiot if he'd just bided his time.

Now, the judge will probably be ousted, and the defendant have charges dropped against him for mental anguish.

A lot of judges shouldn't be judges.

He's obviously a good example of it.




Dave

Da judge had a bad day but he is right, he looks like a queer.

Bailiff, whack his pee-pee!

Judge took the bait. Should have stuck with 20 days and have the bailiff take the accused off to cool his heels. Try again 20 days later. I don't blame the judge though, it must be trying dealing with idiots like that.

i like that judge, wish he'd of had a 1911 behind the bench...

I'm going with the defendant on this one.




Dave

Look at his eyes & you can tell nobody is home.
He's got eyes like one of them mass murdering bastards.


Mike

People will start talking about your relations with farm animals.

Bob

Probably just tired when he snapped that selfie.





Dave

seems like the local media was pretty down on both of them. it was totally out of hand.

Out of control!

Hope this judges display of restraint doesn't get any years shaved off this a-holes due time. Should have dropped the gavel at the 60 day mark and exited stage left for a round of golf.

Fugk a judge.

I like this defendant.




Clark

Judge got played.

Not a lawyer but if the judge did this



I'd guess the defendant's lawyer isn't going to have much trouble getting his client a new judge.

We had a similar one here a few weeks ago. A homeless guy had tried to knife someone. He was very belligerent and the prosecutor recommended $1 mill bond. The guy said he didn't care about the charges or the bond. He told the judge he wouldn't care if the bond was $100 mill. So, the judge agreed - $100 mill. It was later reduced but still way over the guy's head.