The Chronicle‘s Brian Rogers reports that a fellow journalist will have to answer to a local judge following a juror chase:
A verdict in a major trial always sends reporters scrambling for interviews with jurors. But the case has to be over before a juror can talk about their decision — a fact one television reporter seemed to forget after David Mark Temple was convicted Thursday of murdering his wife.
According to court documents, KPRC Channel 2’s Kym Alvarado-Booth is slated to appear before visiting state District Judge Doug Shaver on Wednesday to explain why she should not be held in contempt.
A seasoned reporter, Alvarado-Booth is accused of chasing down the jurors as they left the courthouse escorted by two bailiffs.
Because those same jurors are set to begin considering Temple’s punishment on Monday, the bailiffs refused to let the reporter talk to them or film them. According to an observer, bailiffs threatened to handcuff Alvarado-Booth if she resisted as they escorted her upstairs to see the judge, who had already left. The handcuffs weren’t necessary.
