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Archae

(46,347 posts)
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:29 AM Jan 2020

Former Green Bay Packer and his two buddies like playing games in court...

I'd love to see Judge Judy as the presiding judge...

"I am an idiot before this court": KGB friend appears before judge

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A friend of former Green Bay Packer Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila appeared before a Brown County judge Monday for another unorthodox hearing in a concealed weapon case.

Ryan DeSmith, 22, appeared in court for his pre-trial hearing. KGB was also in the courtroom.

DeSmith is charged with misdemeanor counts of Carry a Concealed Weapon, Resisting or Obstructing an Officer, and Disorderly Conduct in connection to an incident at a Christmas pageant at a church in Green Bay attended by KGB's children.

As with previous hearings, DeSmith claimed to not understand what the court officials were telling him.

"I'm not really sure what all that means," DeSmith told Judge Beau Liegeois. "I'm just here to settle any debts with my fellow man."

Hon. Liegeois said, "Would you like to represent yourself or would you like time to try to get an attorney?"
"I wish to speak man to man," DeSmith replied.

The judge informed DeSmith of his right to have an attorney represent him at trial.
"I am an idiot before this court. I do no wrong," DeSmith said.

A possibility of an agreement to settle the case appears to be off the table.

Hon. Liegeios: "Did you want to get an offer from the state to resolve this case?"

DeSmith: "I want for nothing. Yah provides all my needs according to his riches and glory. But I wish for any fellow man to come forward if there was a verifiable claim."

https://www.wbay.com/content/news/I-am-an-idiot-before-this-court-KGB-friend-appears-before-judge-567327511.html

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AJT

(5,240 posts)
2. You can get a conceal carry license in Wisconsin, and bring the gun to church.
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 02:14 AM
Jan 2020

Guess he forgot the license part.

tulipsandroses

(5,127 posts)
3. There is something very odd going on here. This young man needs a psych eval
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 02:43 AM
Jan 2020

He's making very bizarre statements at his court hearings. Sounds religiously preoccupied. This is the first time hearing of this case, but I work in mental health and I see people from mental health court so it intrigued me, so I started looking up the details of the case.
The details are quite troubling. They are followers of a former NFL player who seems to be having some mental health issues. It seems cult like. I don't think they are playing games. I think these people need psychiatric care.
The videos that KGB makes are pretty scary. He talks about his brothers willing to die for him. I hope the court gets them help before something more serious happens. They showed up at children's pageant armed, at the behest of their deranged "brother". This cannot be good.
[link:https://www.12up.com/posts/former-packer-kabeer-gbaja-biamila-displaying-increasingly-troubling-behavior-in-retirement-01dwe2z8kw5b|

Judi Lynn

(160,630 posts)
4. Thank you for viewing the information with depth, rather than an opportunity for mockery.
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 03:32 AM
Jan 2020

Very much closer to the respect for others which has marked the Democratic Party, and never the Republican Party.

The difference between the two world views is clear to grasp.

Far too many serious, even catastrophic injuries done to players, and the injuries are often never spotted until far too late.

stopdiggin

(11,370 posts)
5. does this involve some religious based rejection
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 04:23 AM
Jan 2020

of civil authority? I couldn't make out an underlying rationale or argument in the OP posting.

Fairly serious charges (and circumstances). I'd be surprised if any judge allows this to run very far in this direction.

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