Overview
- State police arrested Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton on Wednesday after court security found her vehicle near a restricted area outside the Plymouth courthouse and officers say she consented to a phone search.
- Prosecutors told the judge they recovered a recently deleted video from Light's phone that showed jurors exiting the courthouse and they charged her with intimidation of a witness or juror.
- Light pleaded not guilty at her arraignment and was released on personal recognizance after the judge declined prosecutors' request for $50,000 bail.
- The judge ordered Light to stay away from jurors, witnesses and the courthouse and prohibited her from disseminating any photos or videos from her phone; a preliminary hearing is set for October 15.
- The arrest came while the Clancy jury was reported deadlocked and prompted the judge to individually question jurors as part of steps courts use to protect juror safety and preserve trial integrity.