The married woman, identified only as Mrs. Bristol, became a viral sensation after giving her outrageous reason for not being part of the months-long trial.
‘Well, I’m married and I have my sugar daddy. I see him every day, ‘she told Judge Elizabeth Scherer last week.
The judge seemed confused, but later dismissed her.
Saturday, she revealed her riddle to a local TV station, which she approached to tell her story.
‘It’s been six months all day and what are my difficulties? I need my sugar daddy money, ‘she said WPLGand added that he provides her with about $ 8,000 a month.
The native New Yorker says she could lose her home if she did not see him.
‘If I do this case for six months, I have a difficulty which means that my sugar path can not support me,’ she explained, although the case is only expected to run from June to September.
Jury selection became more complicated on Monday when Judge Scherer denied a whole pool of potential jurors after eight of them were led out of the courtroom in tears after the confessed school shooter walked into the room.
Ms Bristol says she asked to be acquitted of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s conviction for showing her ‘sugar daddy’
Last week, images from the courtroom showed that Scherer, 46, asked if anyone was worried about the demands placed on her.
‘Miss Bristol’ said that not only was the trial expected to last ‘a whole month’, it was in conflict with her birthday and would interrupt her love life.
‘Let me first make myself clear, second July is my birthday, fourth July is my son, and 18th is my other son. And again, these would mean that you have to spend for these processes. I have my sugar daddy who I see every day. ‘
The judge replied, ‘I’m sorry?’ Bristol replied, ‘My sugar daddy.’
The judge looked more and more confused and said, ‘I’m not sure what you’re talking about.
‘Well, I’m married and I have my sugar daddy. I see him every day. ‘
Lost for words, Judge Scherer replied: ‘OK. All right. Madam, we’re coming back to you, okay? Thank you.’ ‘Miss Bristol’ was later excused.
The axed juror now says she would have lost $ 8,000 a month during the case, which is expected to last between June and September.
She was wearing a purple tank top and pink lipstick when she spoke to a reporter outside a home in South Florida about the difficulties she would face if she could not see her ‘sugar daddy’, including perhaps losing her home.
On Monday, Judge Elizabeth Scherer released a panel of 60 people from potential jurors because they were polluted by emotional outbursts in the room.
Seven women and one man were to be escorted from the day of third panel, according to the Sun Sentinel. The exodus began after Cruz, 23, entered the courtroom. Eventually, all were released.
She had already examined two panels of 60 people that day. Another panel was then seen. So far, 147 potential jurors have moved on to another round of questions.
One woman was heard before the judge: ‘My son is a victim. He was shot at 15 years old. My mind is so disturbed, ‘according to video obtained by WPLG. The judge interrupted the woman in an attempt to keep her emotions from affecting the rest of the panel.
The first woman to leave was heard shouting loudly as soon as she left, the Sun Sentinel reported.
Cruz appeared in court with restless hair and thick glasses. He would probably lower his head and walk away from the emotional panel before meeting them again.
“The ladies and gentlemen who have been taken so far are people who are just so overwhelmed that they can not sit here without emotion, and we do not want to cause trauma for anyone,” Judge Scherer said Monday after the potential jury members had to be removed.
‘If you absolutely can not sit here without breaking or becoming emotional, then you can raise your hand.’
The judge apologized to the jury minutes later.
Judge Scherer and attorneys had already called a panel of 60 in the morning and another 60-person panel in the afternoon.
Scherer has been on the bench for ten years and the Parkland case is by far her highest profile.
In 2018, she threatened to limit reporting of the case after a local newspaper published information about Cruz that was not intended to be part of the public record.
Fort Lauderdale attorneys said The Sun Sentinel at the time she had a reputation for being late to court and being ‘testy’ and ‘cranky’.
Scherer is a mother, wife and enthusiastic horse rider who, according to social media profiles, once belonged to the Stanford Equestrian team.
Parkland’s dismissed jury member says she lost $ 8,000 a month from her ‘sugar path’ during the trial
