Sarah

Like if you do, there are cops on duty right there at the elevator. Um, And so you get a knock on your door and you exit, walk the hallway with them. And you stand outside of the officer's door whose room has all of the phones in it. And so you're kind of like on deck. The other person that's in there finishing up their call, the door is kind of cracked.

Like if you do, there are cops on duty right there at the elevator. Um, And so you get a knock on your door and you exit, walk the hallway with them. And you stand outside of the officer's door whose room has all of the phones in it. And so you're kind of like on deck. The other person that's in there finishing up their call, the door is kind of cracked.

And as you walk in and there's a desk in the room and there's 16 phones on the desk, all turned upside down with like a rubber band around it and a sticky note on top with each of our names on it. So they know whose phone is what. And so my phone is there, says my name. It's turned on, but upside down, like face, you know, face down.

And as you walk in and there's a desk in the room and there's 16 phones on the desk, all turned upside down with like a rubber band around it and a sticky note on top with each of our names on it. So they know whose phone is what. And so my phone is there, says my name. It's turned on, but upside down, like face, you know, face down.

And because as soon as it turns on, all these notifications are popping up and I'm not allowed to look at them. So they tell me every single time you have five minutes, you know, you can turn it over.

And because as soon as it turns on, all these notifications are popping up and I'm not allowed to look at them. So they tell me every single time you have five minutes, you know, you can turn it over.

Don't look at any of the notifications, dial your phone number, keep it on speakerphone and then turn it face down while you're talking so that I'm not looking at notifications as they're coming in while I'm talking. Oh, wow. And you have to keep it on speakerphone the whole time. So he'll start the clock five minutes and we're not allowed to talk about the case.

Don't look at any of the notifications, dial your phone number, keep it on speakerphone and then turn it face down while you're talking so that I'm not looking at notifications as they're coming in while I'm talking. Oh, wow. And you have to keep it on speakerphone the whole time. So he'll start the clock five minutes and we're not allowed to talk about the case.

We're not allowed to ask any questions pertaining to the case or share anything about my day at all. The person that I'm talking to could say, you know, how are you? Are you feeling OK? Is there any you know? But it's like you have five minutes. How quickly can you get into something like that? Usually it's a, it was good. You know, we were in court most of the day. Here's where we ate for lunch.

We're not allowed to ask any questions pertaining to the case or share anything about my day at all. The person that I'm talking to could say, you know, how are you? Are you feeling OK? Is there any you know? But it's like you have five minutes. How quickly can you get into something like that? Usually it's a, it was good. You know, we were in court most of the day. Here's where we ate for lunch.

This is where we went for dinner. Yeah, that's it. That's it. How are the animals? What's going on at home? Anything crazy? You know, and remember during this week, it's like the inauguration was happening. Trump was being inaugurated. Yeah. TikTok went down. California was on fire. There was so much happening in our external world that we just were totally closed off to.

This is where we went for dinner. Yeah, that's it. That's it. How are the animals? What's going on at home? Anything crazy? You know, and remember during this week, it's like the inauguration was happening. Trump was being inaugurated. Yeah. TikTok went down. California was on fire. There was so much happening in our external world that we just were totally closed off to.

The only thing we had access to was the Weather Channel in the morning during breakfast.

The only thing we had access to was the Weather Channel in the morning during breakfast.

On day one. And it would have been about halfway through day one because the jury pool was so big, 118 people, I believe. They took the first half of the group up and kind of got the process going in the courtroom. And then just before lunchtime, they brought the rest of us in and we all ended up sitting in the gallery.

On day one. And it would have been about halfway through day one because the jury pool was so big, 118 people, I believe. They took the first half of the group up and kind of got the process going in the courtroom. And then just before lunchtime, they brought the rest of us in and we all ended up sitting in the gallery.

And so it was like once once our half of the group was was brought into the courtroom, we were made aware that. Very basic details of the case, not enough to know much of anything. We knew it was a murder trial. We had very vague details about what the defendant was accused of.

And so it was like once once our half of the group was was brought into the courtroom, we were made aware that. Very basic details of the case, not enough to know much of anything. We knew it was a murder trial. We had very vague details about what the defendant was accused of.

Yes, we knew his name and we knew the victim's name. We knew that this happened in Chattanooga and that it would be a sequestered jury. And then it was just like, mom's the word. You're not allowed to look it up. You're not allowed to ask about it. Nothing. And then from there on, it was like, first off, has anyone heard of this? If any hands went up, those people were excused.

Yes, we knew his name and we knew the victim's name. We knew that this happened in Chattanooga and that it would be a sequestered jury. And then it was just like, mom's the word. You're not allowed to look it up. You're not allowed to ask about it. Nothing. And then from there on, it was like, first off, has anyone heard of this? If any hands went up, those people were excused.