"I don’t want to have to relocate because of something that goes wrong," one prospective juror said Monday.
Under questioning by lawyers for the defendants, another prospective juror expressed similar concerns: "Any verdict, guilty or innocent, is going to be unpopular with some people," she said. "Maybe I’d even feel unsafe, I don’t know."
One juror told the court she was concerned about "making sure my name is out of the news."
"It’s a small enough town," another prospective juror told lawyers for the defendants Thursday. "I think it would be naïve to think there couldn’t be real-world repercussions."
Judge Timothy Walmsley has barred the media from releasing identifying information about jurors and repeatedly assured jurors the court is working to maintain their anonymity.
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