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Woburn man arrested outside Karen Read trial for filming inside courthouse buffer zone
The man was arrested after allegedly refusing to leave the 200-foot buffer zone outside the courthouse where the Karen Read trial is being held.
A Woburn man is charged with trespassing and disturbing the peace after he allegedly refused to leave the buffer zone outside the courthouse where the Karen Read trial is being held, court records show.
Bao Nguyen, 42, was arrested outside Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday for “lingering and filming within the buffer zone,” State Police said in a statement.
Judge Beverly Cannone ordered the 200-foot buffer zone outside the court last year, restricting demonstrators from standing right outside the courthouse. For Read’s retrial, Cannone extended the restricted area an additional block from Court Street to Bullard Street because demonstrators could be heard inside the courthouse during her initial trial.
Karen Read trial
The court tasked Dedham police and State Police with patrolling the buffer zone. Officers assigned to the courthouse were trained with specific patrol responsibilities, State Police said.
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When troopers spotted Nguyen inside the buffer zone, they asked him to leave several times and explained why the restriction was in place, according to State Police. After ignoring officers’ requests, Nguyen was arrested for violating the order, the statement said.
Nguyen requested medical attention after being taken into custody, and troopers had Dedham EMS evaluate him before taking him to Framingham for booking, according to the statement.
Nguyen was arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Dedham District Court, where he was committed without bail to Norfolk County Correctional Center to determine if he is competent to stand trial, court records show. He is scheduled for a mental health hearing Wednesday morning.
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Robert F. Brown, Nguyen’s attorney, did not immediately return a request for comment Tuesday evening.
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