Deandre Somerville was sentenced to 10 days in jail after he overslept and missed the start of the trial and did not notify the court or its jury office, court records show.
A Florida man selected for jury duty received a sentence of his own after failing to show up for the trial.
"I should have called," Somerville told NBC News."But I was kind of nervous. I also went online to look up what could really happen, and I didn't really see too much there. ... [It looked like] nobody actually ever really went to jail for it." "When a juror is selected and sworn, the administration of justice in this courthouse depends on you following the orders of the court," Kastrenakes said, according to court records, adding that the trial was delayed for almost an hour while the court waited for Somerville.
"I feel like I didn't need any rehabilitation," Somerville said of his probation, stating that his time in jail was rehabilitation enough."I just made a mistake."
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