NORTH CAROLINA
WLOS
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) —
A juror was arrested and a mistrial declared in an assault trial involving a minister of Word of Faith Fellowship church.
Our reporter at the scene tells us the arrested jury foreman is 71-year-old Perry Shade.
The judge cited Shade’s misbehavior and immediately held him in contempt on Tuesday. Shade is sentenced to 30 days in jail, and also received a $500 fine for bringing in unspecified outside materials.
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