ORLANDO, Fla. -- Dozens of protesters showed up to the Orange County Courthouse on Casey Anthony's sentencing day, and officials are bracing for more when she's released from jail on Sunday.
.The Booking and Release Center parking lot will be shut down Saturday evening, and jail staff said major plans are under way for Anthony's safe and secretive release.
"My best guess is you're not going to see her," said criminal defense attorney Jeff Deen.When Anthony is released from jail, as early as 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Deen expects that it won't be anything like the frenzy that's surrounded her exits in the past."The point now is her safety, that she acclimates back into society. Nobody needs to be in anybody's face with the emotions connected to this case and verdict," said Deen.A jail spokesman said the facility has not given Anthony any special treatment, but her release is the exception. The jail's preliminary plan will allow three journalists: a videographer, a photographer and a reporter to be inside the jail to capture Anthony's final steps to freedom.Jail officials said the media will be notified by email, once Anthony is a safe distance away.Deen believes beginning a new life for her won't be easy."She's O.J. Simpson without the fame, and he never got past the stigma of it," Deen said.Outside of the jail, protesters like Bree Thornton will be kept in a grassy area along John Young Parkway. Thornton said she's planning to camp out at the jail 24 hours, not to catch a glimpse of Anthony, but to remember Caylee."It's about Caylee, not about Casey. I don't care to look at Casey. I don't want to look into the eyes of a killer," Thornton said.There's no word from Anthony's attorneys what she'll do or where she'll go when she walks out a free woman after 1,005 days in jail. Deen said Anthony can leave the country with a passport, even with civil lawsuits pending.
0 comments:
Post a Comment