Dawn Light was chased by a scrum of reporters as she left court A woman, who was arrested for taking photos of jury members outside the courthouse in the Lindsay Clancy trial, has been charged with aggravated intimidation of a juror. Dawn Light, 56, is accused of sitting in a restricted area outside the Plymouth courthouse and photographing jurors as they exited the building on Tuesday.
Her lawyer called it a misunderstanding as she pleaded not guilty to the charges. Lindsay Clancy, 36, is charged with the murders of her three children. The livestreamed trial has captured national and international media attention, and drawn strong, often deeply divided reactions from audiences. During Light's appearance in the court on Wednesday, Massachusetts lawyers said the sanctity of the judicial system was at risk because of her actions.
Light, a registered nurse with no prior criminal record, was ordered to stay away from the courthouse grounds and also from those associated with the Clancy trial. She was also ordered not to produce or disseminate photos that could have been preserved on iCloud. Jurors return in Lindsay Clancy trial after judge asks them to break deadlock "This is a complete misunderstanding, Your Honour.
My client was trying to get a picture of Ms Clancy," Light's attorney Jennifer White said in court. After the arraignment, a swarm of reporters gathered around Light. When one asked, "Why did you want to see Lindsay [Clancy]", Light replied, "Why not?". Authorities said they found Light in a restricted area in her parked car on Tuesday.
When asked if she was taking videos, she said she was not and explained that she was waiting for Clancy. Prosecutors alleged that when they went through Light's deleted folder on her phone, they found photos of jurors exiting the courthouse, and Light