Sovereign Citizen Tries the “Strawman” Defense — Judge Shuts It Down Instantly

Added: 2026-05-31

[00:00:00]I'm not going to no competency evaluation. I don't need no competency.

[00:00:03]I I had medication I shouldn't even had in me.

[00:00:08]I almost died in the county jail. I'm not going to be under no pressure with no medication. I'm not going to be taking something that I'm not All right, I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I've given you two warnings.

[00:00:19]What does call the case of the people versus Cartier Drains?

[00:00:23]I'm here for the people.

[00:00:25]I'm Noryag assistant public defender with and on behalf of Cartier Drains. Um Mr. Drains, can you unmute yourself and state your name for the court?

[00:00:36]Um I was also filed with this court.

[00:00:41]Darby He He did. He said something. Mr. Drains, can you state your name, please?

[00:00:52]My name, Cartier Almighty Drains, hereby declare that I am a living, breathing human being, a natural person distinct from any legal or corporate [music] entity or fiction. I do not consent to be I do not consent Okay. to be represented or bound up by any assumed legal identity or strawman. I assert my full rights under natural law and constitutional protection as a sovereign individual. I stand before this court to represent myself all legal matters pertaining to the charges brought against me. I reject any notion or claim that my person may be divided uh appropriated or substituted by any separate legal entity. I affirm that all statements, evidence, and arguments I present are made on behalf of my living self fully understanding my rights and responsibilities as a free individual.

[00:01:53]Are you finished?

[00:01:56]Bro, the dude walks in starts [music] with this declaration like, "I'm a living breathing human being, not some legal fiction." Wait, did he just say he's representing himself?

[00:02:06]I'm losing my mind.

[00:02:08]The judge's face?

[00:02:09]Pure "Oh, no. What now?" vibes.

[00:02:13]>> [music] >> And then boom, the court just adjourns like it's a Netflix drama cliffhanger.

[00:02:18]Wait for the chaos to unfold next week.

[00:02:22]All right, the court on its own motion is going to adjourn this because we're going to have an issue here, I have a feeling. I'm going to adjourn this probable cause hearing next week, August 7th. That's at 9:00 a.m.

[00:02:34]That is in person. He must be here so that I can hear him clearly in terms of what he wishes to say to me.

[00:02:41]Mr. Jevon, at this time we'll continue.

[00:02:43]Thank you.

[00:02:44]>> I'll follow up with Thank you.

[00:02:47]Now let's call the case of the people versus Steven Jevon.

[00:02:54]Anna Mackey, on behalf of Mr. Jevon, who's approaching. They had me next to my billboard.

[00:02:59]They wrote it cracked.

[00:03:01]They put my real name as Gregory Paul Golden.

[00:03:05]They did have my uh social security background and everything.

[00:03:11]Had me at the wrong birthday. I was born on Christmas, 12/25/66.

[00:03:16]AT&T versus the people.

[00:03:24]Honor, we're requesting to adjourn this matter.

[00:03:27]>> your name for the record, sir. Gregory Crockett.

[00:03:35]Okay, I didn't even call or nothing to said that I didn't put my name at this.

[00:03:39]I didn't put my birthday.

[00:03:40]>> you this, sir. Have you ever gone by the name of Steven Jevon?

[00:03:45]Yeah, they had me listed at that name.

[00:03:47]That was my >> They had that listed as your name, but you're saying your name is something different now?

[00:03:53]Yeah, we listed at that name. I didn't know. I woke up from what they were doing to me. I had attempts to kill me, man. I hadn't had night sleep or nothing right now. My health is down, man.

[00:04:04]I'm suffering from a gunshot wound from self-infliction.

[00:04:07]In which I'm still going through stuff.

[00:04:09]I left a hospital with open wounds.

[00:04:11]Something happened. Okay, but I just need to know who >> And then you are part of some I'm I'm really excited conflict of interest with this. I'm really just trying to kill this case, man.

[00:04:22]Because this case is they got me the last day of the art fair. The last day of the art fair. I'm I'm asking you to kill the case. What art fair?

[00:04:30]That's what happened to me. They made a false report. They got me Okay. All right.

[00:04:34]Hold on. Hold on.

[00:04:35]Hold on.

[00:04:37]At some point I myself or some other judge will hear all of your complaints. I just need to know do I have the person in front of me that this complaint pertains to?

[00:04:48]So, that's why I'm asking you you've been known by the name Steven Jovan before at some point, correct?

[00:04:56]Yeah. Okay. All right. Counsel, what do you want to do on this? May we approach, please? No.

[00:05:04]May we approach?

[00:05:05]>> because I ain't had no income. I can't [music] keep going stuff with them.

[00:05:08]They're just doing stuff to me. I don't know. I had two This is going to be important. Is it okay? Yeah, come on.

[00:05:13]This is open and shut. I think we All right.

[00:05:16]All right. Okay, what are we record to reflect here at a brief bench conference? This case, what are we doing with this man? Okay. Hold up. This guy's story took a wild turn.

[00:05:26]Gunshot wounds, no sleep, and some art fair drama? Bro really thought the judge was going to just kill the case on a whim. Spoiler alert. Nah. When the judge asks "Have you gone by this name?" The dude's like "Wait, what? That's not me."

[00:05:42]I'm here like "What even is happening?"

[00:05:47]Wait for it.

[00:05:49]It's about to get messier.

[00:05:51]One of the people would like to request if there is an order for a competency evaluation. That is on a people's motion. I think that given what we've just um heard from the defendant is an appropriate request at this time. Any staff evaluation and they almost killed me.

[00:06:05]Sir.

[00:06:07]Sir. Sir. Sir. Sir. Sir.

[00:06:11]Sir.

[00:06:12]I'm not going to go through no evaluation.

[00:06:16]I'm not going through that no more. Sir.

[00:06:23]>> [clears throat] >> I'm just saying.

[00:06:24]>> I'm going to say I'm going to say sir one more time.

[00:06:28]Sir.

[00:06:30]Almost was dead from that allergic reaction man.

[00:06:35]You and Collins man.

[00:06:38]I'm already a complication.

[00:06:41]I'm going to order a competency evaluation. For entering I'm going to sue y'all. You want to leave here you keep talking we're going to have a problem.

[00:06:53]I'm going to I'm going to end through this hearing.

[00:06:59]All right? If you don't want to conduct yourself appropriately then we'll sit you in back until you can come out and conduct yourself appropriately.

[00:07:07]I'm not going to no competency evaluation. I don't need no competency.

[00:07:11]I had medication I shouldn't even had in me.

[00:07:14]Almost I'm going to let you go on and under no prescription no medication. I'm not going to be taking something that I'm not All right, I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I've given you two warnings.

[00:07:27]I'm going to pass the matter. Mr. Allen, you can place him in back. I will decide on what his bond is and everything else.

[00:07:33]You need to go with my bailiff sir.

[00:07:36]Man, you sitting here in front of me >> to go with him. Call security. Call security down.

[00:07:43]That's what I'm saying to you.

[00:07:48]You guys might want to go check back there. That I don't know what's going to happen.

[00:07:51]Okay.

[00:07:56]That's his backpack.

[00:07:57]What?

[00:07:59]What about his backpack?

[00:08:01]Oh, it's your backpack.

[00:08:03]Oh, I was like You can take it home with you. I don't I don't know.

[00:08:07]Well, they'll get it. Yeah.

[00:08:09]Just leave it Just leave it there.

[00:08:13]I am not worried about that backpack.

[00:08:16]Should be. I'll pass this matter and we'll come back to it. Thank you. Maybe.

[00:08:21]And now the judge drops the bomb.

[00:08:24]Competency evaluation.

[00:08:26]And this guy flips the script hard.

[00:08:28]I ain't doing that. I got an education.

[00:08:31]Bro really thought skipping a court-ordered evaluation would fly. Nah.

[00:08:36]Security's on standby. And the backpack drama?

[00:08:40]Pure side quest madness.

[00:08:42]The judge just passes the matter like we'll see if you can behave next time.

[00:08:47]This is wild.

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