Lillian Clanton

Major Bruce Temple of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office said the outburst from Lillian Clanton, 55, of Weldon, came as the fourth juror in her son's breaking and entering case was being polled, disagreeing with the guilty verdict.

She became verbally abusive in the courtroom of presiding Judge Alma Hinton and she was charged with disorderly conduct in a public building and contempt of court. She was jailed without the opportunity for bond.

Her son, 38, of Weldon, then became disruptive as his mother was being escorted out, turning over the table. His resistance caused one deputy to sustain a minor injury and a Taser was deployed to control him.

Charges from the disruption are pending and Clanton was remanded to the county jail where he will await sentencing on his guilty verdict on charges of felony breaking and entering, felony larceny and injury to personal property.

The remainder of the process was rescheduled for a later date.

Clanton's arrest on a July rape charge, which is still pending, created state headlines when he was mistakenly released from prison instead of being transported to the Halifax County Jail because of outstanding charges. A prison official at Odom Correctional Institution lost his job over the matter.