Massachusetts woman is charged with filming the jury
Dawn Light, 56, was arraigned on an intimidation charge Wednesday at the same courthouse as Clancy’s trial in Plymouth, south of Boston. Authorities say she filmed jurors leaving the courthouse a day earlier.
Light, a retired nurse and Clancy supporter, told reporters she was there: “To see Lindsay. And I did see her. She was getting picked up by the van.” Her lawyer Jennifer White called it a “misunderstanding.”
A not-guilty plea was entered on Light’s behalf and she was ordered to stay away from the court, jurors and witnesses.
The arrest prompted the judge to ask each juror Wednesday if they saw anything that would affect their impartiality, Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington told The Associated Press. The judge also opened the day’s proceedings with a warning not to film, follow, contact or tamper with jurors.
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This story has been updated to correct that Clancy’s attorney clarified that the judge asked jurors about their impartiality, not the woman’s arrest.
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Associated Press writer Dave Collins in Hartford, Connecticut, contributed.
