Florida teen gets 30 days in jail for insult to Miami judge

Florida teen gets 30 days in jail for insult to Miami judge Penelope Soto, 18, who was arrested for illegal possession of Xanax, should have taken a chill pill before cheesing off a Miami judge who gave her a 30-day sentence for contempt of court. Penelope Soto (right) is visibly shocked to hear that her bond has been doubled after her disrespectful behavior toward Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat (left) on Monday.

A cranky Florida teenager, upset over getting arrested for drug possession, lashed out at a Miami judge during her bond hearing Monday, flipping him the bird and earning a 30-day sentence for contempt in the process. Penelope Soto, who had been arrested for having Xanax and was charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, was brought before Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat on Monday. The stern jurist asked the 18-year-old Soto, who was wearing an orange jail jumpsuit, about her assets, probing into how much her jewelry was worth, according to NBCMiami.com. Soto, who had been laughing and smiling through the hearing, chuckled at the question. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/insult-judge-earns-fla-teen-30-days-jail-article-1.1256106#ixzz2KAPncfJb