There is absolutely no way you can’t declare a mistrial and dismiss this jury. Not only is the trial completely tampered with and corrupted, but you have a responsibility for the safety of those jurors.
The court also has independent authority to arrest the perpetrator and sentence him for contempt of court, correct?
How do you continue a trial with the jury publicly threatened..by rioters... That’s a problem.
Prosecution should drop the case.
With the way they have been doing the defense's job for them, I bet the prosecution would love the chance for a mulligan.
Safety of jurors.....
Yes.
And of witnesses.
In “civil rights” cases jurors much later said “We knew the city outside the court building would erupt into chaos and would burn if we stepped outside what the people were asking for. It was on our minds, for sure.”
“you have a responsibility for the safety of those jurors.”
Well, they certainly have their 2nd Amendment rights to keep and bear an M4 in defense of their part of a free state, just like Rittenhouse. Right?
Seems a prime time for a judge to not just acknowledge that right under highly applicable circumstances, should be taken as far as “right to an attorney” (funny, that’s not in the Constitution...) and, if a juror is unable to procure an M4, order one be issued by the bailiff.