Potential juror jailed as second Mason Sisk murder trial gets underway

Potential juror jailed as second Mason Sisk murder trial gets underway

The second trial of capital murder suspect Mason Sisk began today with an unusual twist – a potential juror was taken out of the courtroom in handcuffs.

WAAY is reporting the trial began with jury selection this morning.

Sisk, 17, has been charged with killing five family members while they slept when he was 14 years old on Sept. 2, 2019. The shootings occurred in Elkmont, a small town near the Tennessee state line.

Limestone County Circuit Judge Chad Wise ordered a mistrial last year after a large amount of information from the cellphone of Mary Sisk became available to both parties during the trial.

Mary Sisk was Mason Sisk’s adoptive mother and one of the five people he is accused of killing.

Mason Sisk is also accused of fatally shooting his father John Sisk, and siblings Kane, Rorrie and Colson.

According to the station, Wise this morning polled the jury pool on whether any member had any mental disability that would prevent them from serving on a jury.

A man approaching the bench said something to Wise that prompted the judge to summon deputies.

The man was given five days in jail for contempt of court, according to the station.