A woman who described herself as a true-crime enthusiast was taken into custody outside the Massachusetts courthouse where jurors are weighing the case of Lindsay Clancy.
“I wanted to see Lindsay,” Dawn Light told reporters on Sept. 2 as she left Plymouth District Court following her arraignment. “I want to go to my car, guys. I’m done with you.”
Light is now charged with one felony count of jury intimidation after authorities alleged she filmed jurors as they wrapped up their fourth day of deliberations on Sept. 1, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Oxygen. Her attorney, Jennifer White, characterized the situation as a “complete misunderstanding.”
According to police, Light was seated in her vehicle in an employee-only parking area near the location where jurors exit the courthouse when the alleged recording took place.
The complaint states that Light insisted she had not recorded anyone and told authorities she was there because she wanted to “see if she could see Lindsay Clancy come out of the courthouse.”
But when police checked Light’s recently deleted folder on her phone, they uncovered a video of jurors exiting the courthouse.
Light insisted she wasn’t aware that she had filmed jurors, adding in the complaint, “I really didn’t see a sign that said ‘employees only.’ It wouldn’t have stopped me.”
Police seized Light’s phone and arrested her for aggravated intimidation of a witness, the complaint read. She was booked into the Massachusetts State Police station and later released.
On Sept. 2, Plymouth Assistant District Attorney Nicole Piacentini asked the judge to impose a $50,000 cash bail.
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“The sanctity of the judicial system is at risk because of her actions,” she said. “It’s an extremely serious matter for the Commonwealth and the integrity of the proceedings.”
White responded that Light is on a fixed income and is not a flight risk.
“This is a complete misunderstanding, your honor,” White told the judge, according to CBS News. “My client was seeking a picture of Ms. Clancy and had no intention of videoing jurors.”
Instead of setting bail, the judge ordered Light to stay away from jurors or witnesses in Clancy’s trial. Light is also not allowed near the courthouse except for her own hearings, the next of which is scheduled for Oct. 15.
Light faces up to 20 years in prison.
Before her arraignment, Light told CT Insider that she is a “crime junkie” who has attended several days of Clancy’s trial, now in its fifth day of deliberations.
Clancy has admitted to killing her children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, in Jan. 2023. Her lawyer, Kevin Reddington, argued that she was experiencing postpartum psychosis on the day of the killings, while the prosecution maintained that Clancy killed her children deliberately and methodically.
If Clancy is convicted on three counts of first-degree murder, she could face life in prison. If she is found not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility, she could be confined to a psychiatric hospital.
Oxygen could not reach White for comment.