SHE SAID SHE “ONLY WANTED TO SEE LINDSAY” — NOW A 56-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FACES A FELONY JURY INTIMIDATION CHARGE

A woman who said she only wanted to see Lindsay Clancy leaving court is now facing a felony charge after prosecutors accused her of recording jurors in a restricted area outside the courthouse.

Dawn Light, 56, a retired nurse from Sutton, Massachusetts, was arraigned Wednesday after allegedly filming jurors connected to the highly publicized Lindsay Clancy trial.

But Light’s attorney says the entire incident was a “complete misunderstanding.”

According to her defense, Light was not trying to target the jurors.

She was trying to photograph Clancy.

And now, a seemingly brief moment outside a courthouse has turned into a criminal case of its own.

WHAT HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE?

Authorities say Light was outside Plymouth County Superior Court as the Clancy trial entered a critical stage.

The court was already under intense public attention as jurors deliberated over Clancy’s fate.

According to prosecutors, Light entered an area where members of the public were not permitted and allegedly recorded jurors as they left the courthouse.

A court employee reportedly confronted her about the recording.

Police later reviewed her phone.

Although the footage was not visible in the phone’s ordinary camera roll, investigators allegedly discovered deleted video files that prosecutors say showed jurors.

That discovery became a key part of the case against her.

“I ONLY WANTED TO SEE LINDSAY”

Light reportedly told authorities that she had been trying to record Lindsay Clancy rather than the jurors.

Her attorney has characterized the incident as an innocent mistake rather than an attempt to interfere with the trial.

The defense maintains that Light did not intend to intimidate, threaten or influence anyone involved in the proceedings.

Still, prosecutors treated the alleged recording seriously because jurors in a high-profile criminal trial are subject to strict privacy and security protections.

Light has pleaded not guilty to the felony jury intimidation charge.

WHY THE CASE IS SO SERIOUS

The alleged recording happened while the jury was deciding one of the most closely watched criminal cases in Massachusetts.

Lindsay Clancy is accused of causing the deaths of her three young children in January 2023.

Her defense has argued that she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and should not be held criminally responsible.

Prosecutors have presented a very different account, arguing that Clancy understood what she was doing and acted deliberately.

After weeks of testimony, the jury began deliberating — only to report that it could not reach a unanimous decision.

The deadlock has added another layer of uncertainty to the case.

THE JURY WAS ALREADY UNDER ENORMOUS PRESSURE

The alleged courthouse incident came at an especially sensitive point.

The jury had already spent days considering evidence and had reported being deadlocked.

Judge William Sullivan ordered jurors to continue deliberating after the first impasse.

After a second deadlock, he issued a “Tuey-Rodriguez,” or “dynamite,” instruction, encouraging jurors to carefully reconsider their positions while reminding them not to abandon their honest convictions simply to reach a verdict.

The possibility of a mistrial now hangs over the proceedings if jurors remain unable to agree.

LIGHT ORDERED TO STAY AWAY

Following her arraignment, the judge imposed restrictions on Light.

She was ordered to stay away from the courthouse, witnesses and jurors while the case proceeds.

Her next court appearance is scheduled for October 15.

Light faces a potential prison sentence if convicted, but the allegations against her have not been proven in court.

Her attorney continues to argue that the incident was simply a misunderstanding involving someone who wanted to see and photograph Clancy.

A STRANGE TWIST IN AN ALREADY DRAMATIC TRIAL

The case has now created an unusual situation surrounding the Clancy proceedings.

While jurors are privately debating evidence that could determine Clancy’s future, authorities are separately investigating an alleged attempt to record those very jurors.

For Light, what she says began as an attempt to capture a photograph of Lindsay Clancy has now resulted in a felony prosecution.

And for a trial already surrounded by intense public attention, the incident has raised another difficult question:

How close can the public get to a high-profile trial before curiosity crosses the line into interference?

That question may ultimately be decided in court.