By Valerie Edwards For Dailymail.com and Associated Press
Published: 23:33 BST, 21 May 2019 | Updated: 23:55 BST, 21 May 2019
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A Virginia man who weighs more than 900 pounds pleaded guilty to cocaine charges while lying down inside an ambulance on Tuesday.
Kenneth Hicks entered his guilty plea in a federal cocaine conspiracy case during a hearing that was held in a courthouse loading dock as the defendant lay on a stretcher inside the rescue unit.
US Magistrate Judge David Novak said the court engaged in 'some extraordinary procedures' to deal with Hicks' health issues and to 'protect his dignity'.
Hicks, 48, stayed inside the ambulance and wasn't visible to several of his family members and reporters who attended the hearing.
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Kenneth Hicks, 48, of Virginia, who weighs more than 900 pounds pleaded guilty to cocaine charges while lying down inside an ambulance (pictured) on Tuesday
Hicks entered his guilty plea in a federal cocaine conspiracy case during a hearing that was held in a courthouse loading dock as the defendant lay on a stretcher inside the rescue unit
US Magistrate Judge David Novak said the court engaged in 'some extraordinary procedures' to deal with Hicks' health issues and
