Juror’s cell phone search in Black Lives Matter case causes mistrial
Mark Kimball, right, confers with his attorney Justin C. Shepherd on the first day of his trial in Hillsborough County Superior Court Northern District. Pat Grossmith
Published: 6/17/2021 7:25:46 PM
The trial of a city man accused of pointing a loaded handgun at Black Lives Matter protesters last year ended in a mistrial Tuesday after a juror, during deliberations, used a cellphone to do some research in the case.
The trial of Mark Kimball, 20, of Manchester, charged with three counts of criminal threatening, opened on Monday in Hillsborough County Superior Court Northern District. It ended Tuesday when a judge learned a juror had Googled definitions for “aggressor” and “provocation” during deliberations.