ALPINE, Texas - Attorney Rod Ponton is now laughing over his Zoom fail that’s starting to go viral.Ponton, 69, had trouble removing a filter when he presented himself in virtual court Tuesday morning.
For about a minute, he appeared as a talking cat. The video was captured from a court livestream and later posted to social media."Mr.
Ponton, I believe you have a filter turned on in the video setting," Judge Roy Ferguson explained to Ponton before the hearing began.
Ponton responded that he and his assistant were working to remove the filter immediately, but didn’t want to hold up the court proceedings."I’m prepared to go forth with it," Ponton told the judge while still appearing as the feline. "I’m here live.