So what, exactly, was the reason Somerville had to spend 10 days in a Florida jail after he overslept and missed jury duty, other than a judge thinking it was the appropriate sentence? "It was a wild, wild ride," Somerville said of his time in jail. "I'm about to go to jail for 10 days, and that means 10 days I'm not going to be able to help my family and not be able to help my granddad." The judge vacated the contempt finding and rescinded the sentence of probation in an order he signed on Saturday. Something else happened because of those 10 days in jail, Somerville said.

iStock/junial(CNN) - Deandre Somerville spent 10 days in a Florida jail after he overslept and didn't show up for jury duty, but the judge now says he won't have a criminal record. The judge reduced Somerville's punishment on Friday after the young man appealed his case in court. "Before my hearing, I walked into the courtroom a free man with no criminal record," Somerville said in court on Friday. Friends and family told the judge that Somerville helps care for his disabled grandfather and volunteers in his community, CNN affiliate WPTV reported. He said the publicity surrounding the case made this clear, so Somerville's punishment was no longer necessary.

But for 21-year-old Deandre Somerville the nightmare came after he actually overslept for jury service in a Florida courtroom. A judge later punished him with a 10 day jail sentence. A judge sentenced Somerville to the jail time, plus one year on probation and 150 hours of community service after he failed to serve on a jury Aug. 21. "At work, I was looking on my phone thinking, What's the worst case scenario that could happen?' "They handcuffed me in the courtroom after that," said Somerville, who spent the next 10 days in jail.