Car stereo blaster sentenced to three hours of silence

PAINESVILLE, Ohio – A young man convicted of blasting his car stereo was sentenced to three hours of silence.

Kenyata Reid, 22, served the sentence Tuesday when a park ranger dropped him off more than 1 mile inside a forested stretch of Lake County parkland 25 miles northeast of Cleveland.

Municipal Judge Michael Cicconetti found Reid guilty of disorderly conduct for blasting his car stereo in front of a police officer. He offered Reid a choice: two days in jail or three hours alone in the woods.

"I asked Kenyata if he has ever spent time in the woods alone," Cicconetti said. "He said he had not. He's not a bad kid. I realized that he, like a lot of city kids, only know asphalt and concrete."

A ranger picked up Reid when his three-hour sentence was served.

"I thought I was never going to get out of there," Reid said. "But I got the message. I will be careful about keeping the music down from now on."