The tape was only removed after the man’s lawyer suggested he could simply be removed from the courtroom instead.

Michael C. Duhon was appearing before the 15th Judicial District Court in Lafayette, Louisiana for sentencing on charges of theft and money laundering.

He was repeatedly ordered to stop interrupting the judge and to speak through his lawyer before the order was eventually made, The Acadiana Advocate reports.

A lawyer who was not involved in the case but was present in the courtroom is facing contempt charges for allegedly filming the incident on his mobile phone.