Agony of the Ecstasy: Cook County Cop Tells Joliet Drug Kid 'Stop Crying'

A teen charged with possessing ecstasy pills and laughing gas turned on the water works in court and was told by a Cook County deputy to "stop crying," according to a report in the Sun-Times.

Tyler Schmidt, 17, was in court Sunday following his Saturday night arrest in Chicago. Schmidt was picked up during a traffic stop for allegedly holding nitrous oxide and MDMA pills.

"He appeared highly agitated Sunday during a brief appearance before Judge Adam D. Bourgeois," according to the Sun-Times story, which went on to describe  Schmidt's conduct in the courtroom.

"His attorney repeatedly warned him not to harm his defense by talking to the judge. And after Bourgeois set his bail at $25,000, Schmidt sobbed as he was led from court.

'Stop crying, stop crying!,' a sheriff’s deputy told him several times as Schmidt complained that he did not have the $2,500 he needs to post to get out of jail."