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A reckless driver often known as the “Belltown Hellcat” — who movies viral movies of himself loudly dashing greater than 100 mph in a souped-up Dodge Charger — “made a mockery” of a Seattle-area courtroom this week, a prosecutor mentioned.
Velocity demon Miles Hudson, 21 — who has racked up $83,000 in fines driving the tiger-print-painted experience — appeared in courtroom by a video name with the digicam turned off Wednesday, irking prosecutors, in keeping with KOMO Information.
When requested to show the digicam on, he was seen carrying a ski masks, sun shades and a hood earlier than bizarrely claiming the gear was “for non secular causes” with out elaborating.
“He seems to be making a mockery of this listening to and town is worried that he’s not obeying the courtroom’s order,” Assistant Metropolis Lawyer James Kenny informed the decide.
The rubber-burning rascal has enraged locals for weeks by refusing to repair the automotive’s noisy exhaust, which neighbors say emits a loud “popping” noise that retains them up in any respect hours.
Hudson had requested the courtroom listening to to get a bench warrant thrown out on a stalking and harassment case unrelated to his wild driving.
In that case, he’s accused of harassing an ex-girlfriend, sharing revenge porn and displaying up at her work with an indication studying “I’m delusional for you” earlier than refusing to go away, in keeping with King5.com
In his movies, Hudson is proven zooming by city and doing donuts within the yellow Dodge Charger “Hellcat” muscle automotive, which options flashy inside lights.
He claims his movies have raked in additional than 700,000 followers on social media.
Through the listening to Wednesday, Choose Willie Gregory requested Hudson to take away his masks, however his lawyer, Emma Rekart, replied it’s a part of his religion.
“He did state that his face overlaying, he does must put on that for non secular causes,” Rekart informed the decide, in keeping with FOX 13 Seattle.
However Gregory agreed that Hudson had been disrespectful to the courtroom and finally left the bench warrant in place whereas putting the listening to from the file.
“I feel that he’s not taking this severely, however I’m going to take it critical and I’m going to maintain the bench warrant in impact,” Gregory mentioned.
Hudson was beforehand hit with a advantageous of $1,300 for daily his automotive’s exhaust pipe was not mounted, in keeping with courtroom data. In March, he was charged with two counts of reckless driving.
Hudson’s subsequent courtroom look is ready for Monday. He has but to pay any of his $83,000 in fines, prosecutors mentioned.