Two Arrested for Shouting "Guilty" in an IHOP

A report in The Times-Picayune states that a pair of St. Tammany men were arrested and charged with jury tampering on Tuesday because they shouted "guilty" while dining at a Covington International House of Pancakes. The two men were sitting near the 12 jurors and three alternates who are deciding the first-degree murder case of Jesse Montejo. State Judge Donald Fendlason ordered that the men be held in lieu of $30,000 cash bonds. Fendlason said the incident could have caused a mistrial, which would cost the parish tens of thousands of dollars for the efforts that have gone into sequestering the jury all week.

Posted by Capital Clerks at March 10, 2005 11:23 AM