The judge in the Aaron Hernandez murder trial is set to ban a TV station from the remaining proceedings –unless someone testifies under oath about what happened when a station worker allegedly followed two jurors.
he jurors told Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh on Thursday that they were followed by Boston station WHDH-TV the previous day, their second day of deliberations.
Garsh said it was a serious matter and could have resulted in a mistrial. Currently there are 12 jurors and three alternates; a mistrial could be declared if the jury pool falls below 12 due to potential dismissals.
She gave the station until 12:15 p.m. to have the driver or higher-up testify about what happened.
Someone’s going to pay for trying to get themselves an exclusive story.