Top Chef trial jurors 'aren't sure how to go on'

BOSTON — Jurors “aren’t sure how to go on” in the trial of teamsters accused of threatening and harassing non-union Top Chef employees, according to question posed to the judge.

Monday afternoon, the jurors in the teamsters trial posed the following question to the court: "We have a juror who is assuming guilt over innocence. We are not sure how to go on from here. Any suggestions would be helpful."

Jurors began mulling the case Thursday after prosecutors and defense lawyers delivered closing arguments.

The Local 25 members are accused of threatening the "Top Chef" staff, including its host, Padma Lakshmi. She testified she was "terrified" when a Teamster confronted her outside a Boston-area restaurant where the Bravo series filmed in 2014.

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Prosecutors said the Teamsters used strong-arm tactics and attempted to disrupt filming for the show in an attempt to extort jobs as drivers with union-scale wages.

Lawyers for the men told the jury they were merely demonstrating against the non-union crew.

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