Woman Charged With Intimidating Jurors at Clancy Trial
Woman Charged With Intimidating Jurors at Clancy Trial
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A 56-year-old Sutton woman was arrested outside the Plymouth courthouse Tuesday and charged with witness intimidation, minutes after deadlocked jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial left for the day.
State Police identified her as Dawn L. Light and said she was charged under a Massachusetts law that makes it a crime to "directly or indirectly" cause "physical [or] emotional" injury to a juror, a judge or a law enforcement officer, the Boston Globe reported.
State Police did not disclose what she is alleged to have done. The Boston Herald reported she was arrested for allegedly attempting to photograph the jury.
Timeline
Superior Court Judge William F. Sullivan dismisses the Clancy jurors for the day after they report they are deadlocked.
State Police arrest Light outside the courthouse, according to the Globe.
Light is scheduled to be arraigned in Plymouth District Court — the same complex where Clancy jurors began a fifth day of deliberations.
Reactions
Authorities have released almost nothing. The National Desk reported that officials did not describe the allegations behind the arrest or confirm whether it was connected to the Clancy case.
Right-leaning outlets tied the arrest directly to the deadlock. The Gateway Pundit said the trial "erupted into even more chaos," and The Blaze noted the arrest happened outside the courtroom where a crowd of Clancy supporters had gathered.
The Frank has seen no statement from Light or a lawyer for her. She has not entered a plea, and the allegations against her are unproven.
What's Next
Light's arraignment Wednesday should be the first public airing of what prosecutors say she did. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in state prison, the Globe reported.
Separately, the Clancy jury continues deliberating. Sullivan can keep sending the panel back or eventually declare a mistrial if it stays hung.
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Clancy is accused of murder in the strangling of her three young children in 2023. Jurors have deliberated roughly 23 hours across four days without a verdict.
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