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Mr. T Joins 'the J-Team' for Jury Duty

by Jarrett Martineau | April 28, 2009 at 08:23 am

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Anyone who knows Mr. T knows that he knows that "You've got to testify!"

So when the Cook County Criminal Court summoned B.A. Baracus for jury duty, you know that Mr. T wasn't going to say no.

The gold-chained actor joined "the J-team" on Monday and appeared in court but wasn't selected for the jury.

But perhaps this was a good thing, as the A-Team actor had this to say about what it might have looked like had he been chosen: "If you're innocent, I'm your best man...But if you're guilty, I pity that fool."

Called for jury duty at Cook County Criminal Court, Mr. T didn't disappoint Monday.

The "Rocky III" and "A-Team" star told stories during down time, autographed books and posed for pictures with other potential jurors, county employees -- and the family of the defendant in the case he could have ended up hearing.

"I enjoy doing my civic duty along with my friends I've met," said the Chicago-born actor, 56, motioning to the 20-plus potential jurors who'd been in the room with him for about five hours. "I enjoyed the people that were around me.

"It's not about 'The A-Team;' it's the J-Team -- the jury team."

Ultimately Judge Charles P. Burns dismissed Mr. T and others at 4:32 p.m. when a jury was seated in the drug case.