A US citizen accused of creating and lodging forged legal documents allegedly wanted to raise an army to invade and reclaim the United States for the late Queen Elizabeth, the High Court in Belfast has heard.
Ryan Fros was said to have disclosed his intentions during a previous appearance before a senior judge.
Details emerged as the 36-year-old was granted bail on multiple charges of forgery, fraud by false representation, and possessing articles for use in fraud.
Police arrested Mr Frost after staff at the Royal Courts of Justice were alerted to the suspected deception last August.
The defendant, who is seeking asylum in Northern Ireland, had allegedly issued and lodged a number of bogus writs over a two-month period.
Mr Justice McAlinden confirmed that Mr Frost had also appeared before him in court as a personal litigant.
On one occasion, he produced a seal, stating it gave him jurisdiction and required the judge to comply with his orders.
During that hearing, a close protection officer feared "a situation was unfolding" when Mr Frost pulled the document from his jacket.
"It was an interesting experience," the judge recalled.
Originally from San Antonio in Texas, the defendant had lodged a writ against a US-based lawyer over claims of being cheated out of proceeds from a family estate.
"Mr Frost volunteered the reason why he was entitled to the money and needed the money was to raise an army intended to invade the United States and reclaim the United States for Queen Elizabeth II," the judge revealed.
"This was obviously after Queen Elizabeth had unfortunately died."
He expressed surprise at being informed that a psychiatric assessment had given Mr Frost the all clear.
However, with the accused insisting he does not require mental health services, prosecution counsel Charlene Dempsey stressed he cannot be compelled to seek help.
"He presents as intelligent, with no clear evidence of thought disorder or psychosis," she added.
Mr Frost was previously granted bail, but remanded back in custody amid claims that a further writ was served on Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, in January.
Defence counsel Michael Boyd argued that his client behaved naively but has experienced the consequences of spending months behind bars "as a literal stranger abroad".
"There is not a gloss I can apply to the bizarre, wacky statements which have been made by Mr Frost," the barrister added.
"He has been dropped into an environment that was completely alien to him."
Granting bail, Mr Justice McAlinden acknowledged that Mr Frost has a right to process his asylum claim.
"The behaviour is bizarre (and) administratively chaotic, but he hasn't harmed anyone physically," he pointed out.
The judge ordered Mr Frost to live at an address in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, banned him from possessing any seals or stamps, and directed that "he is excluded from the environs of the Royal Courts of Justice".
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