LIVE UPDATES: Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial delayed as she shows up in wheelchair, says she is sick

Lori Vallow Daybell is on trial in Maricopa County, Arizona, on one charge of conspiracy to commit the murder of Brandon Boudreaux, her former nephew-in-law. Nate Eaton is live in the courtroom with updates. Please excuse any typos. Times listed below are in Mountain Standard Time, so they are an hour behind Idaho. (Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time.) The most recent updates are at the top.

11:15 a.m. Court is adjourned.

11:14 a.m. Judge apologizes again and asks them all to return Wednesday at 10 a.m. He tells them not to look up anything about the case and tells them not to discuss it with anyone. He says if they make it on the jury, he will make it up to them and buy them donuts. One lady responds, “That’ll work!”

11:13 a.m. Judge explains that there are no attorneys here. “I’m embarrassed to tell you because I’ve never had this come up in my entire career. Something else has come up now and we’re unable to proceed with jury selection as planned. The situation is such that we won’t be able to resume until Wednesday morning. I hate to ask you guys to do this and I apologize.”

11:09 a.m. Jurors have been escorted in and take their seats.

11:08 a.m. One juror will be excused as he had a camping trip scheduled for Friday. Lori’s attorneys and Treena Kay just walked out of the courtroom. Judge just shook his head. He is visibly frustrated.

11:07 a.m. Lori is loudly crying. Judge asks Lori and the prosecutor to exit because Lori would not move from her wheelchair. Judge will now explain what is going on to the jurors without the prosecutor or defense in the room.

11:04 a.m. Judge says he needs to bring jurors in to tell them something. He asks Lori if he can sit in a regular chair and move the wheelchair. Lori argues with him. “You are putting a lot pressure on me to be better by Wednesday.” She starts to cry. She is worried she won’t be better by Wednesday. “If I’m not better tomorrow, are you going to drag me in here on Wednesday to bring me here?” Judge: “Yes, the answer is yes. I will probably order you to be here on Wednesday. We will take tomorrow off. I need to confirm how you are feeling.” Lori tells the judge he’s welcome to go to the jail and see how she’s doing. Judge says, “I’ll take a pass on that.”

11:03 a.m. Treena Kay suggests starting early on days this week once Lori is better. Judge says we could start at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. He is using another judge’s courtroom so needs to see if the room will be open.

11:02 a.m. Judge says he will try to salvage the jury in this trial. “I’m sure these jurors are going to be none to happy coming down today again for a dry run.”

11:02 a.m. Meanwhile, there are over 50 potential jurors waiting outside the courtroom.

11:01 a.m. “My concern is she’s in a wheelchair now,” Treena Kay says. Judge says he would ask her to sit in a regular seat. Judge wants to proceed with oral voir dire. Lori says she’s not capable to perform and wants to get better so she can represent herself. “I can’t control any of this,” she says.

11 a.m. Treena Kay says she has already rescheduled witnesses to fly in. She says she understands the defendant is sick, but needs to know the schedule. Treena says she’s unsure about what to do. Maybe wait until Wednesday and see if Lori feels better by then and stay with the same jury.

10:59 a.m. Judge is back on the bench. Lori says her counsel is not comfortable choosing the jury. “I’m sorry that I’m sick. I did not plan on getting sick.” She says she has only been sick one other time. It’s hard to hear her. She says she has a right to represent herself.

10:55 a.m. Lori was just wheeled in. She is leaning her head into her right hand.

10:54 a.m. Lori’s attorneys just walked into the courtroom. They are seated at the defense table.

10:51 a.m. Brandon Boudreaux and his wife just walked into the courtroom with their victim advocate. They are seated on the front row. Around 10-15 members of the public are in the courtroom.

10:48 a.m. Lori looks considerably different from the way she has in previous days. Judge basically told her that her team could do jury selection without her and she could rest up.

10:47 a.m. Lori is wheeled out of the courtroom in a wheelchair with her face down and face in her hand.

10:45 a.m. Judge tells Lori not a lot is expected of her at this point in the trial. He says he wants to keep the trial on track. Tells Lori she should consult with her advisory counsel. Treena Kay says she has nothing to put on the record. The judge says we will go into recess.

10:44 a.m. Judge says: “I’m your trial judge. My instructions are to complete your second trial. Even if, for some reason your sickness worsens, even if this case got delayed into June or July or August, I’d still be your trial judge.”

10:44 a.m. Judge asks Lori if she would be willing to have one of her advisory counsel finish voir dire.

10:43 a.m. Just walked in the courtroom. Judge is telling Lori that sometimes things need to proceed when we are feeling unwell. They are discussing “tank orders.” Judge asks Lori what symptoms she is having. Nausea, chills, headache, she responds.