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This Georgia judge had heard just about enough nonsense from a 鈥渟overeign citizen鈥� charged in a scheme to steal a house.

Rockdale County Superior Court Judge David Irwin repeatedly advised Akeem Kwame 鈥� a self-described 鈥淢oorish national鈥� charged with mortgage fraud for falsely claiming ownership of a house in Conyers, Ga. 鈥� to get a lawyer or accept a public defender.

And Kwame repeatedly rejected that advice. It was time for trial.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a simple question,鈥� on Monday, according to the Rockdale News. 鈥淎re you ready for trial, yes or no? It鈥檚 a yes or no. After that you may explain.鈥�

Sovereign citizens are not given to straight answers. They believe they are not subject to government or law enforcement authority, and typically rely on convoluted, often incomprehensible pseudo-legal gobbledygook to assert their immunity. Moorish nationals are sovereigns who claim to be members of an indigenous black tribe independent of U.S. jurisdiction.

鈥淛udge, I conditionally accept your offer to continue this once I am presented with the documentation so I can inspect any accusatory original instruments for my inspection,鈥� replied Kwame, 48, also known as Gregory Ross of Covington, Ga.

Annoyed by Kwame鈥檚 non-answer, Irwin tossed the suspect 鈥� who had been free on bond pending trial 鈥� into a holding cell to ponder his options. A few hours later, the judge offered Kwame one last chance to request an attorney 鈥� and made clear he鈥檇 had it with the legal shenanigans.

鈥淎s far as the Moor Nations, or Martian law, we鈥檙e going to go on Georgia law,鈥� Irwin said. 鈥淎s based upon the Georgia statutes, as done by the Georgia Legislature, you have a right to a trial on those issues. That鈥檚 it. I鈥檓 not doing Moorish law. 鈥� I鈥檓 not doing paper law. I鈥檓 doing Georgia law. 鈥� I have given you opportunities, I have given you offers, and you have refused. 鈥� You鈥檙e not free to go. A jury will be picked for you today.鈥�

Kwame seemed bewildered. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e placing the occupant of the executor office of the Akeem Kwame [trust] in custody? Is that what you鈥檙e saying?鈥�

鈥淚鈥檓 going to place Akeem Kwame and anybody else that doesn鈥檛 respond [in custody]. Your imaginary friend. You and the Grand Poobah of the Moor Nation if that happens to be you. 鈥�

Asked if he understood his constitutional right to a lawyer, Kwame told Irwin, 鈥淚 waive those constitutional rights because that Constitution is not in my jurisdiction. I am an American foreign national. I am not an American citizen.鈥�

After a few more minutes of this, an exasperated Irwin finally ordered Kwame taken to jail and canceled the trial until the state could do a psychological evaluation.

鈥淭hat is not my wish today, judge,鈥� Kwame said as he was being escorted away. 鈥淟et the record reflect, I did not give the court jurisdiction to take me into custody against my free will 鈥�.鈥�