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Nov 29, 2006 9:24 pm US/Eastern

Former Juror In Worthington Murder Trial Arrested

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Click to enlarge 1 of 2: Rachel Huffman leaves court following her dismissal from the jury.
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Click to enlarge 2 of 2: Christa Worthington (File)
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The woman who was thrown off the jury during the Christa Worthington murder trial has been arrested.

Rachel Huffman, 22, is being charged as an accessory to attempted murder in Falmouth.

The judge removed Huffman from the Worthington jury last month, after she was caught talking about the case to her jailed boyfriend. Kyle Hicks, 21, is accused of participating with two other men in the Nov. 11 shooting of his cousin, Michael Hendricks, who is recovering.

Huffman's car, which contained more than 300 stolen vehicle inspection stickers, was used by her boyfriend to drive to and from the East Falmouth shooting scene, and one of the suspects was found hiding in her closet, the Cape Cod Times has reported, citing court records.

Huffman will be arraigned in Falmouth District Court Thursday morning. She will be charged with accessory after the fact (attempted murder), larceny under $250 and possession of a stolen RMV document. Huffman is also facing a drug charge. Police also found a small amount of marijuana on Huffman following her arrest.

Christopher McCowen, 34, was found guilty of first-degree murder, rape and burglary in the January 2002 killing of Worthington. He was sentenced to life in prison.

Huffman was dismissed Nov. 14 after she was heard disparaging police and talking about news reports of the trial in recorded conversations with Hicks. An alternate juror replaced her on the panel, which convicted McCowen on Nov. 16.