Hassan Chokr: Man moons female judge during bond hearing after hurling antisemitic slurs outside temple

According to Local 4/ClickonDetroit, the suspect had a series of dramatic outbursts during the proceedings. He flipped the judge off on Monday, December 5, and mooned her the following day at a virtual emergency bond hearing. Chokr, who was being held at Orange County Jail, reportedly refused to acknowledge his name during the hearing and said he "pleads the fifth." He then went on to become irate and began yelling and pointing at the camera, before the judge muted his microphone. "Now he has removed his pants to show the court his backside," the judge said, appearing to keep her composure. "I am putting him in the waiting room," she added.

Revisiting Friday's incident, Bloomfield Township Police Chief James Gallagher said, "Chokr did not discriminate on who he was going to talk to in that parking lot. There were moms and dads walking their kids into school and he was using some of the most vulgar, inappropriate language and comments I've ever heard." Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney Kathleen McDonald added, "I can't imagine what that must have been like for parents and small children of preschool age to be approached by someone with so much hate."

As reported by Fox2 News Detroit, the Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor noted how the defendant "posted videos and statements on Instagram where he talks about buying guns." The prosecutor cited one of his social media posts, in which he says, "Your Jew tactics will only backfire on you, you have no place on this earth, Jew (expletive) Jew mother (expletives). A storm is coming to wipe you all out of our lives." On the other hand, Chokr's attorney Duane Johnson argued that his client was exercising his First Amendment rights of freedom of speech.

At one point, Judge Thomas questioned Chokr's mental state. She said he "seems to be mentally ill quite frankly" and shared concerns about him being a danger to the community. "I don't know why anyone would think it is appropriate to pull down his pants and show the court their behind during a court proceeding," she said. "We are free to say whatever we want to say but we are not free from the consequences. So if we are doing things that are unsafe and we are infringing on other people's rights, we don't get to do and say anything we want to without the consequences of those actions. That's where your client finds himself today." The judge added, "He exercised his right and I am exercising my right to give him a consequence for that. Nothing that any of us do in this life is without consequence."

Chokr had reportedly been released on a $10,000 bond in a case where he ended up charged with assault with a deadly weapon and assaulting a police officer. In that case, the defendant was armed while having an outburst at the Islamic Center of America on Ford Road, where he allegedly assaulted a female volunteer and was chased by police. The case is yet to go to trial, per the Daily Mail.