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‘Twerking Defence’ from man accused of stealing a car from South Florida high school’s parking lot – Calvin Griffith confounds judge by twerking during his court appearance

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"articleWide cleared">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"alpha">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"js-article-text" class&equals;"article-text wide">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong>Judge Catherine Pooler watching without obvious distaste as Griffith starts shaking his behind in County court<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h3><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;240404&semi;"><strong>Calvin Griffith&comma; 30&comma; making his first court appearance on charges of grand theft auto decided to show off his twerking skills in a Florida bond court<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;240404&semi;"><strong>Griffith accused of breaking into a high school and stealing an employee&&num;8217&semi;s car created laughter  in the courtroom&comma; judge did not appear amused<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;240404&semi;">He was  charged with burglary&comma; petit theft&comma; grand theft auto and trespassing in school safety zone&comma; bond was set at &dollar;18&comma;500<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;240404&semi;">Griffith had previously been arrested in March and May on charges of grand theft auto&comma; according to police arrest records<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-55059" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;08&sol;calvin-griffith5&period;png" alt&equals;"Calvin Griffith5&period;png" width&equals;"637" height&equals;"336" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><strong>When cops confronted Griffith at the school they recovered the stolen car&comma; the victim&&num;8217&semi;s keys was also found on him<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"paragraph">A Miami man chose a rather colorful way to introduce himself to the presiding judge in a Florida courtroom&comma; Thursday morning&period;  Calvin Griffith&comma; 30&comma; was arraigned for a bond hearing in a case of grand theft auto when he decided to showcase his twerking skills&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The was Griffith&&num;8217&semi;s his first appearance on charges he allegedly broke into a high school and stole an employee&&num;8217&semi;s car&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;As Judge Catherine Pooler read his charges aloud&comma; Griffith can be seen on in-court camera twerking before laughter is heard in the Miami-Dade County bond court&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Surveillance video taken from Miami Edison Senior High School captured Calvin Lloyd Griffith walking through the building&comma; taking an employee&&num;8217&semi;s keys and then stealing the Volkswagen Passat from the parking lot of the school&comma; according to the arrest report&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdnapisec&period;kaltura&period;com&sol;p&sol;2031101&sol;sp&sol;203110100&sol;embedIframeJs&sol;uiconf&lowbar;id&sol;32105451&sol;partner&lowbar;id&sol;2031101&quest;iframeembed&equals;true&&num;038&semi;playerId&equals;media-preview&lowbar;1&lowbar;0&lowbar;tttwkzzz&&num;038&semi;entry&lowbar;id&equals;0&lowbar;tttwkzzz&&num;038&semi;flashvars&percnt;5BstreamerType&percnt;5D&equals;auto">https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdnapisec&period;kaltura&period;com&sol;p&sol;2031101&sol;sp&sol;203110100&sol;embedIframeJs&sol;uiconf&lowbar;id&sol;32105451&sol;partner&lowbar;id&sol;2031101&quest;iframeembed&equals;true&&num;038&semi;playerId&equals;media-preview&lowbar;1&lowbar;0&lowbar;tttwkzzz&&num;038&semi;entry&lowbar;id&equals;0&lowbar;tttwkzzz&&num;038&semi;flashvars&percnt;5BstreamerType&percnt;5D&equals;auto<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong>Judge Catherine Pooler is clearly not amused as Griffith starts twerking during his arraignment in the Miami-Dade County court<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">He had broken out into the twerk routine after his microphone was turned off when he continued speaking during the hearing&comma;Griffith began twerking&period; &&num;8220&semi;He&&num;8217&semi;s got problems&comma;&&num;8221&semi; an unamused Pooler said&period;  His family allegedly claims he is mentally ill and was off his medications&comma; his mother was present in court on Thursday with a bag of prescription medications for him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"share-pictures-2" class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"> <img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-55060" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;08&sol;calvin-griffith4&period;png" alt&equals;"Calvin Griffith4&period;png" width&equals;"635" height&equals;"455" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong>Griffith  was captured on cctv leaving the school<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-55071" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;08&sol;calvin-griffith7&period;png" alt&equals;"Calvin Griffith7&period;png" width&equals;"636" height&equals;"371" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic"><strong>Griffith is charged with trespassing in a school safety zone at Miami Edison Senior High<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption">However&comma; a straight-faced Judge Pooler did not seem to be amused by the impromptu dance&comma; setting his bond at &dollar;18&comma;500&comma; after realizing he was on the in-court camera&comma; Griffith also appeared to say &&num;8216&semi;Hi mom&&num;8217&semi; and &&num;8216&semi;My mom&&num;8217&semi;s here&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Griffith was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly entering Miami Edison Senior High School the day before and taking a pair of car keys in the main office&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He then allegedly went out to the parking lot where he stole a Volkswagen Passat&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;School surveillance cameras captured him walking out of the school and reportedly stealing the car&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-55073" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;08&sol;calvin-griffith1&period;png" alt&equals;"Calvin Griffith1&period;png" width&equals;"636" height&equals;"470" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong>Dancing his way out of legal trouble&period; Calvin Griffith decided to showcase his twerking skills<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">The next day&comma; officers confronted him at the school where they recovered the stolen car and found the victim&&num;8217&semi;s set of keys in his pocket&period; He was then charged with burglary in an occupied dwelling&comma; petit theft&comma; grand theft auto and trespassing in a school&sol;school safety zone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-55077" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;08&sol;calvin-griffith8&period;png" alt&equals;"Calvin Griffith8&period;png" width&equals;"586" height&equals;"732" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong>Griffith&&num;8217&semi;s family members are dropping hinting about mental health issues&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The suspect&comma; who had previously been arrested in March and May on charges of grand theft auto&comma; according to arrest records&comma; was also ordered to stay away from Miami Edison Senior High<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;

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