Texas county must pay jurors nearly $27K after case was dropped
Twelve jurors and two alternatives each will receive $26,700 for three days of work and nearly two years of being ordered to maintain impartiality, with Travis County, Texas, facing a bill of nearly $375,000. (Photo by Jackal Pan/Getty Images)
Twelve jurors and two alternatives each will receive $26,700 for three days of work and nearly two years of being ordered to maintain impartiality, with Travis County, Texas, facing a bill of nearly $375,000, according to a court order.
The payout stems from an evidence-tampering case against former Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody and former Assistant Williamson County Attorney Jason Nassour in connection with the 2019 in-custody death of Javier Ambler.
Evidence was first presented in August 2024, but the trial was put on hold that Aug. 15 as the prosecutors filed an appeal. The jurors were instructed by the court to maintain impartiality as if they were on an overnight recess for the following 457 days.
Jurors and alternates are entitled to a minimum of $20 for their first day of service and at least $58 for all following days, according to the order signed July 13.
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