Judge irate as defendant joins by Zoom while driving—then lies about it
By Nate Anderson
Published on March 27, 2026.
A local judge in Woodhaven, Michigan, became incensed when a defendant showed up late for a court hearing, while driving. Kimberly Carroll was facing a hearing over a few thousand dollars that she allegedly owed and had defaulted on. When she joined the hearing, she was not yet available on Zoom and appeared on the screen as a passenger in a car. The judge, Michael McNally, questioned her appearance and stated that she was headed out of town on an unspecified "emergency".
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