Corey Harris, 44, ended up in jail through no fault of his own because of license that should have been reinstated in 2022
  • AutoTL;DRBEnglish
    7•5 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    The latest update, as first reported by 7 News Detroit, highlights the kind of behind-the-scenes clerical issues that can carry significant implications for people down the line.

    Harris made news headlines and gained unflattering social media fame after a clip of his court session spread widely online.

    “I don’t even know why he would do that,” said Simpson, shaking his head in disbelief while Harris also had a stunned facial expression.

    But according to Saginaw county court records viewed by 7 News, Harris’s driver’s license was supposed to have been reinstated in January 2022.

    As a result of the clerical error, Harris’s driver’s license was never officially reinstated, setting the stage for the notorious court hearing.

    After his arrest, Harris told 7 News Detroit in a 30 May interview that he was initially driving during the virtual hearing because he was “getting my wife medical help”.

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    • @username_unavailable@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5•5 months ago

      Except, they are wrong. When he paid THAT fine they are allowed to issue him a license, but he never had one. The judge explains that your driving privileges in the state are revoked even if you have a license from another state. ( There’s an updated video today, he went directly to jail over a warrant but that was over a 9 year old case for the same. )

  • AFK BRB ChocolateEnglish
    4•5 months ago

    Update from today. He never had a valid driver’s license. My wife just played me the whole session from today. Some interesting items:

    • His suspension wasn’t lifted, not because of a clerical error, but because he didn’t pay it.
    • The suspension was irrelevant anyway because he never had a driver’s license. With the suspension, if he had gone in and taken the test to get a license, it would have immediately been suspended and he couldn’t drive, but that’s moot because he didn’t have a license.
    • When the cops pulled him over, they asked if he had a license and he said no.
    • It turns out that he has a warrant out for his arrest for a driving violation in another county, so they took him to jail.

    All the crap he said about being innocent was just lies.