A music shop owner from Long Island charged with selling fake Gibson Les Paul guitars has been indicted while sitting in a pickup truck in a courthouse parking lot after his lawyer said his 500-pound client was not able to walk into the courthouse.

"The record should reflect that this arraignment is taking place in the parking lot of the courthouse ... because of the severe weight problem this defendant has," state Supreme Court Justice Robert Doyle said during the short hearing held outside the courthouse, as quoted by Newsday.

A lawyer for Bernard Musumeci, 44, said the defendant was too overweight to enter the building and ride the elevator up to Doyle’s third-floor courtroom. He also said his client suffered from osteoarthritis.

Newsday reported that, during the hearing, Musumeci sat in the passenger seat of his Ford truck, with the window down. He pleaded not guilty to trademark counterfeiting and criminal simulation. He was accused of using his business, Oakdale Music, to sell counterfeit Gibson Les Paul guitars on eBay.

Musumeci had sold dozens of the instruments for the price of $1,500 to musicians who thought they bought the originals, which are actually worth thousands more.

If convicted, Musumeci could serve 3 to 4 years in jail on each charge.