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Andrew Hasbun @andrewfox10 · 40m 40 minutes ago
JUST IN: full statement from Maricopa County Attorney regarding #jodiarias juror 17.
I realize some do not agree, but this reads to me like nothing further will be done regarding #17, and they want this situation to go away immediately. This statement is simply a demand for the public to back off.
"Claims of juror misconduct ... are viewed with seriousness," "there is a process for review," "fairly assessing available information ... should be observed in this matter." These statements equate to "let us do our job; refrain from sleuthing and investigating on your own; and for the love of all things holy, quit tweeting your findings to the media!"
IMO what's happening here is the more dirt the public digs up on #17, the more clear it has become that the PT made monumental mistakes in their process of green-lighting her. They knew she grew up around DV and later was a DV victim herself - gave it a pass. They knew she watched "parts" of the Lifetime movie - gave it a pass. They knew both her ex and current husbands were convicted criminals and both served jail sentences - gave it a pass, and then didn't bother checking their records to confirm she was truthful about the offenses. This does not cast a very favorable light on the PT and IMO they want the #17 hoopla extinguished and forgotten quickly.
She undeniably participated in some suspicious activity - lied about seriousness of the crimes her husbands were charged/convicted of, withheld the fact that JM was the prosecutor in her first husband's case (she knew. I cannot be convinced otherwise), her FB "likes" and activity are highly suspect, MDLR's sister being #17's husband's FB friend is shady......but IMO this really just falls back on the PT too. I mean, isn't there an intern or someone around to monitor the social media accounts of the jury on a $3mill trial??
And all that stuff about "reports of threats and intimidation," "singled out for attack ... because of individual decisions made in ... deliberations," "the attacks on juror 17 ... must cease," " anger and frustration ... does not justify death threats or disgusting characterizations of what should happen to someone's person" ....... Huh??! If anyone has made any substantiated threats to this woman's life or safety, have your PD arrest those people pronto! Making the blanket statement "leave her alone" to the public at large is just silly. And IMO it's just a disguise for the real message here which is: let it go, move along, nothing to see here, forget about this asap, thank you & goodbye. MOO