Judge To Captain Jay: 'Hats Off On The Deal'
John Burki, known as Captain Jay, told a Pinellas County Judge he sold his boat and was unable to move it by the deadline because of bad weather.
A judge told John Burki that their deal was off Thursday during a hearing about fines incurred when his boat became grounded on Gulfport Beach in late June. Judge Patrick Caddell told Burki during his hearing at the Pinellas County Criminal Justice Center, “hats off on the deal." "We had a deal, you and me, your lawyer and these folks. You got a deal; you live up to the deal. That’s an obligation." John Burki, 66, known as Captain Jay, previously agreed to move his boat "Promise" out of Gulfport waters by Aug. 22 in lieu of paying $1,674 in fines for having the grounded boat in the swim area of Gulfport Beach after Tropical Storm Debby. Burki plead guilty to 18 ordinance violations on Aug. 16. Attorney Caitlin Sirico, representing the …
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lynn
11:50 am on Monday, September 10, 2012
Judge Caddell does not even know how to follow his own court orders! This Judge needs to go! He would not know justice if it hit him in the face! more ›