Just noticed on TMZ.com that one of Seattle's promising auditioners has a criminal past, sort of.

Thomas Daniels, the afroed dude who sang an Amos Lee tune has a DUI and hit-and-run under his belt. The DUI was wiped off the record after Daniels attended some AA meetings and had some counseling.

However, the noteworthy thing is that he told reporters "no comment" when asked whether he told Idol producers about his past.

That's trouble. You don't lie (through omission) to those folks and stick around.