A Massachusetts “sovereign citizen” was arrested for illegally driving just hours after he was ordered to pay a $500 for driving without a valid license.
Christopher Noone, of Monson, paid the fine and an additional $407 in court costs Tuesday at the Newburyport District Courthouse, but police said he attempted to drive himself home, reported The Salem News.
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He rejected a prosecutor’s offer last year to decriminalize the violation and fine him only $50, and instead demanded a trial and risk a possible $1,000 fine.
Noone argued this week during a bench trial that he was not a person as defined by the commonwealth.
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Noone claimed the state had no evidence he was a person because he did not have a birth certificate or Social Security number, as required to obtain a driver’s license.
The police officer testified that Noone had offered his name and birth date when he was cited, the newspaper reported, but Noone quickly objected.
“I don’t have a date of birth,” he said.
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After Noone argued he was defined as a corporation, not a person, under Massachusetts law, the judge tried to trick him into providing his birth date, last name, and address.
But he said none of those questions applied to him, the newspaper reported.
“My mom never gave birth to me,” Noone said.
Noone told the judge during closing arguments that the case should be dismissed because there was no evidence he drove the truck, and he wasn’t even a person.
Yes, that's his name. "Noone". Add a space, and it's "No one".
