21-Year-Old Jailed for 10 Days After Missing Jury Duty When He Overslept

Deandre Somerville gives an interview after spending 10 days in jail after failing to show up for jury duty. WPTV via CNN

A 21-year-old with no criminal record was jailed for 10 days for missing jury duty and failing to inform court officials after sleeping through his alarm.

Deandre Somerville decided that honesty was the best policy when he was summoned before a judge in Palm Beach, Florida, after he failed to show up for a civil trial, causing it to be delayed by 45 minutes.