WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Florida man who spent 10 days in jail after he overslept and missed jury duty has had his record cleared and is no longer on probation.
News outlets report that Palm Beach County Circuit Judge John Kastrenakes rescinded the contempt finding against 21-year-old Deandre Somerville on Monday, saying Somerville has been apologetic and "totally rehabilitated."
Somerville served his 10-day jail sentence last month . Kastrenakes had also initially sentenced him to 12 months of probation and ordered him to perform 150 hours of community service. On Friday, the judge reduced those terms to three months of probation and 30 hours of community service.
Three days later, Kastrenakes vacated the probation sentence entirely.
Somerville says he overslept for jury service in August and headed straight to his job in an afterschool program.