A potential juror claimed on Monday that she couldn’t serve on the jury for the upcoming sentencing phase of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting trial, in part because even though she was married, she had to see her “sugar daddy” every day — and the court reportedly excused her.
The woman, identified in videos of the exchange as simply “Miss Bristol,” apparently sat through hours of the pretrial jury selection process before Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer asked the pool of potential jurors whether anyone had questions or concerns before going forward.
According to a report from Fox News, this was the baffling exchange that followed Scherer’s request:
Judge Scherer: “Did you have a question?”
Miss Bristol: “This is a whole entire month. First of all let me clarify myself, July second is my birthday, July Fourth is my son, and the 18th is my other son.”
Judge Scherer: “Don’t talk too fast, we have to be able to understand … so you said that in July, there’s dates in July that you’re not available? What are those dates?”
Miss Bristol: “July seventh, July fourth, and July 18th … And again, I need to figure out something. I have my sugar daddy that I see every day.”
Judge Scherer: “I’m sorry?”
Miss Bristol: “My sugar daddy.”
Judge Scherer: “OK, I’m not exactly sure what you’re talking about but we’ll—”
Miss Bristol: “I’m married, and I have my sugar daddy. I see him every day.”
Judge Scherer: “OK. All right. Ma’am, we’ll come back to you, OK? Thank you.”
The excuse worked.
WATCH: Prospective Parkland school shooting sentencing juror cites "sugar daddy" in attempt to get off jury duty pic.twitter.com/iREikCbVSl— Jackson Richman (@jacksonrichman) April 7, 2022
Bristol, according to the Fox News report, was one of 120 (out of 160) who were initially excused from the jury — many of the others cited family conflicts and travel plans among the reasons they needed to be excused, and some reportedly were dismissed due to a language barrier.
The sentencing phase for the Parkland school shooter — who pled guilty to charges stemming from the shooting last October — is expected to last from June until September of this year. His name will not be printed due to The Daily Wire’s policy against naming mass shooters.
Fox News reported:
The selected jurors will eventually determine whether [the shooter] will face the death penalty or life in prison. He killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where he was once a student, on Valentine’s Day in 2018.
Jurors will have to agree to the death penalty unanimously in order for him to receive such a sentence. Otherwise, he’ll face life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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