Forget a lighter sentence — this guy wants more time in the slammer.
A Louisiana man charged with attempted murder was baffled that the state offered him a 20-year plea deal, so he begged for a longer sentence.
Steven Walcott Jr., 40, is being held without bond after shooting a man in May 2016, leaving the victim in critical condition, The Houma Courier reports.
Prosecutors previously offered Walcott a 20-year plea deal, but he wanted a decade tacked on to the agreement.
“The plea deal… went down from 30 years to 20 years and I don’t want the 20 years. I want the 30 years,” Walcott demanded from his wheelchair. “I want the plea deal that was first offered.”
“Wait, wait, wait,” Judge Randy Bethancourt interjected. “I think I misunderstood.”
“No, you heard me right,” Walcott replied.
Walcott claims his court-appointed lawyer, Michael Billiot, “hasn’t done any work” on his case, after Billiot negotiated a lighter sentence for his client than was initially offered.
“If [Billiot] couldn’t get me the 30 years, I didn’t want to see him anymore as my counsel,” Walcott said. “I object to him representing me and you denying me my constitutional right to represent myself.”
Billiot says his last interaction with Walcott was “bizarre,” and that it’s difficult to move forward with the case because his client won’t meet with him.
“I’m quite concerned about your mental ability to move forward,” Bethancourt told Walcott.
“I’m concerned about your mental ability to judge this case,” Walcott fired back. “Get me out of this courtroom and take me downstairs.”
Bethancourt slapped Walcott with six counts of contempt of court as the defendant was wheeled out of the courtroom.
Walcott’s next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 11.