The Lindsay Clancy trial remains stalled after days of deliberations, with the jury still unable to settle on a verdict. Meanwhile, another woman, Dawn Light, found herself in legal trouble over her alleged actions outside the courthouse on September 1. She has already been arraigned.
The Initial Report
Initial reporting by the BBC noted that Light, a retired nurse, was allegedly found in a restricted employee parking area outside the Plymouth courthouse and accused of “photographing jurors as they exited the building on Tuesday.”
Widely reported allegations suggest that she recorded jurors leaving the building. However, Light maintained that she was waiting to get a photograph of Lindsay Clancy, not the jurors.
Authorities arrested her, and she was subsequently charged with aggravated intimidation of a juror.
The Arraignment
NBC 10 WJAR covered the arraignment of Dawn Light at Plymouth District Court. The charge arising from the September 1 incident was read as:
Aggravated intimidation of a juror, witness, police, or court official.
A not-guilty plea was entered on Light’s behalf. She was also given the standard warning that if she were charged with another offence while the case was pending, her release could be revoked.
Bail Requested
The Commonwealth requested $50,000 cash bail and explained its reasoning. Prosecutors said “state police, who were involved in surveillance as well as security” during the Lindsay Clancy case were alerted by court officers to someone who may have been “filming jurors” in the parking lot.
The area where Light was allegedly found was an employee parking lot described as “a restricted area.” Her blue Toyota was reportedly facing an area clearly marked as restricted.
Checking The Phone
According to the prosecution, officers asked Light for her identity and whether she had taken any photographs or videos. She allegedly denied doing so, stating that she was “waiting to see if Lindsay Clancy would come out of the building.”
Light then granted officers permission to check her phone. They reportedly found nothing initially, but then they checked her deleted files folder.
There, investigators allegedly discovered a video showing several people leaving the building. Court officers reportedly confirmed that some of those shown were jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial.
Bail Was Discussed
Prosecutors told the court that the standing rules “prohibit the filming or photographing of any juror at any time, including during court proceedings” in connection with the Clancy trial.
The judge declined the Commonwealth’s request for cash bail and released Light on her own recognizance.
She was ordered to stay away from the courthouse except when attending her own hearings, avoid contact with jurors and witnesses, and refrain from distributing any photographs or videos connected with the incident.
Her next hearing is reportedly scheduled for October 15.
Reactions From Viewers
True crime viewers have strong opinions about the Lindsay Clancy case. That’s because many people across the world are divided over whether Lindsay killed her children while under the influence of postpartum psychosis, or if she killed the three kids knowing what she was doing was wrong.
One viewer wrote, “I hope she is fired from any nursing job she currently has, and any nursing employment in the future. She’s absolutely disgusting.”
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