Lindsay Clancy trial: Jury sent home for the evening after 5th day of deliberations

A fifth day of deliberations is over, as Judge William Sullivan sent the jury home for the evening, asking the group to report back Thursday morning.

"I know it has been a long day," Sullivan said. "I'm going to ask you to come back tomorrow morning."

Jurors were sent home not long after signaling they were deadlocked for a second time. The judge instructed them at that point to keep working toward a unanimous verdict.

The jury has deliberated for about 30 hours total so far, indicating twice that they were at an impasse. Both times, the judge sent them back to continue deliberations.

Court will resume at 9 a.m. on Thursday.

Lindsay Clancy and defense attorney Kevin Reddington looked on as jurors filed out of the courtroom to continue deliberations.

Reddington then asked Clancy if she was all right, and she nodded in the affirmative.

This is the fifth day of deliberations and nearly 30 hours in.

Judge William Sullivan sent copies of the charge into the jury room so the nine women and three men could refer to it.

The jury has signaled for a second time it is deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict.

"After much deliberation, we are still unable to come to a unanimous decision," jurors said in a note, according to Judge William Sullivan.

Sullivan delivered what is known in Massachusetts as the Tuey-Rodriguez charge, instructing the jurors to keep deliberating.

Dawn Light, 56, pleaded not guilty to aggravated intimidation of a juror Wednesday morning.

Police alleged Light tried to photograph jurors from her vehicle in the courthouse parking lot on Tuesday afternoon.

When officers spoke with Light, she allegedly told them she was waiting for Lindsay Clancy, police said.

After Light consented to a search of her phone, state troopers found video of jurors exiting court, according to the prosecutor.

Prosecutors asked for $50,000 bail and an order to stay away from the courthouse and from potential jurors and witnesses involved in the Clancy case. Prosecutors also asked that Light be prevented from disseminating any photographs or videos stored on her phone.

"It's very clear this is a situation that is very serious for the commonwealth," the prosecutor told the judge on Wednesday. "The sanctity of the judicial system is at risk because of her actions."

Light, a retired nurse, has no prior criminal record. A defense attorney said Light is on a fixed income with no ability to pay a high bail.

"This is a complete misunderstanding," the defense lawyer said. "She has the utmost respect for the judicial system."

The judge declined to impose a cash bail but ordered her to stay away from jurors and witnesses associated with the Clancy trial. The judge also ordered Light not to disseminate any photographs or videos stored on her phone.

Light was released on her own recognizance and will be back in court Oct. 15 for a preliminary hearing.