Suspect claims laws do not apply

A Pennsylvania man accused of driving drunk and other offenses claimed in court that he can’t be prosecuted because he is a sovereign man.

Scott Witmer, 44, told Northampton County Judge Leonard Zito that he cannot be tried on charges including drunken driving, driving without insurance and driving with a revoked license because he is a sovereign man, the Allentown (Pa.) Morning Call reported Wednesday.

It means I live inside myself, Witmer told the judge. I don’t live in the state of Pennsylvania.

Witmer, who was arrested Aug. 24, filed a 20-page motion in December that claimed the charges against him are unconstitutional. The filing claims prosecution would be a blatant act of tyranny.

Zito ordered Witmer to undergo a psychiatric examination and altered the suspect’s bail from unsecured to $25,000, with $2,500 needed for release.

I’m alarmed that you may be a danger to yourself or our community, Zito said.