MIAMI – A woman who flipped off a Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge returned to court on Wednesday.
Penelope Soto, 18, had a more subdued and respectful attitude in court than she had during a court appearance on Monday.
Earlier this week, Soto was arrested for illegal possession of Xanax.
When Soto faced Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat on Monday morning, she got in even more trouble.
After dismissing her, Rodriguez-Chomat called Soto back to tell her he was issuing her a $10,000 bond. She walked away, muttered "F*** you," and flipped him off, video showed.
Rodriguez-Chomat responded by holding her in contempt of court and sentenced her to 30 days in jail.
In drug court on Wednesday, a judge lowered her bond to $5,000 and sentenced her to serve in a drug program. If she completes it, her charges may be dropped.
Although Soto's bond was lowered, the 30-day contempt of court sentence still stands. That's something that only the original judge can dismiss.
Meanwhile, Soto remains the talk of the town in the Miami-Dade County courthouse, a place where murder, rape and other suspects come through every day, reported Local 10's Glenna Milberg.
Soto is being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center (TGK).