A TV cameraman has been banned from the Aaron Hernandez murder trial after admitting he followed jurors at the end of a court session. Superior court Judge Susan Garsh punished Robert Cusanelli of WHDH-TV after two jurors told the court they were trailed by a van as they tried to get into their cars on Wednesday. 'He cannot come into this building or be driving a WHDH vehicle for the purpose of doing reporting work on this case,' Garsh said from the bench after Cusanelli testified under oath. Two jurors informed the court Thursday morning that they saw someone watching them in a Ford Explorer. One took a picture of its license plate. Two jurors from the Aaron Hernandez (pictured in court on Thursday) murder trial told the court they were followed by a TV van as they made their way home in Boston . Robert Cusanelli of Boston's WHDH-TV was banned from the Bristol County courthouse and was told he was not allowed to drive a vehicle for the 'purpose of reporting this case' Cusanelli acknowledged that he followed the jurors, saying he made the decision to do so on his own to find out where jurors were parking. He said he didn't talk to the jurors, didn't take their picture or write down their license plate numbers and at the time thought he wasn't doing anything wrong. 'I see now that it was a mistake,' he said. The van was allegedly behind the jury bus as it headed towards an off-site parking lot where the jurors are dropped off at the end of the day. After learning of the allegations, Garsh called the former New England Patriot player and his lawyers up to have a private discussion at the bench after they arrived in court on Thursday morning. According to WCVB, she said the incident could have resulted in mistrial. According to the Boston Globe, both the jurors are remaining on the panel. 'We're at a stage of this case where it is obviously both vital and legally required that absolutely no juror be approached or questioned or followed in any fashion,' Garsh said at the time. 'It is the court's view that there have to be consequences for that.' Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh has warned the TV station there could be repercussions following the incident that was reported in court on Thursday . The station was told to 'investigate' the matter before reporting back to the court. The 12 jurors spent a combined nine hours deliberating on Tuesday and Wednesday. They continued deliberating after the judge questioned the jurors involved and spoke to the attorney but did not reach a verdict on Thursday. They will return on Friday as Hernandez awaits his fate. Hernandez is charged with the June 2013 shooting death of Odin Lloyd, who was dating his fiancée's sister. Lloyd was shot six times in an industrial park less than a mile from Hernandez's home. Jurors must deliberate every day from 9am to 4:30 pm., and may go later if they wish. On Wednesday they asked the judge for clarification on weapon and ammunition possession charges Hernandez faces. The judge brought the jury in Wednesday afternoon after receiving two questions about the possession charges. Hernandez is charged with illegally possessing a .45-caliber handgun and .22-caliber ammunition. The former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez speaks to defense attorney Charles Rankin in the courtroom of the Bristol County Superior Court House on April 8, 2015. The jury are now deliberating . Two friends of Hernandez, Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz, are also charged with murder and will be tried separately. Prosecutors contend that the three men, in the early hours of June 17, 2013, picked Lloyd up at his home in Boston and drove him to the industrial park where his body was found riddled with bullets later that day. During the trial, which began in January and featured more than 130 witnesses, prosecutors showed video footage of Hernandez coming and going from his home around the time of Lloyd's death. Investigators did not recover the gun that was used to shoot Lloyd, a .45-caliber Glock pistol. Hernandez faces a charge of murder and two firearms-related violations. If convicted of first-degree murder, he would be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A second-degree murder conviction would lead to a life sentence with the possibility of parole after 15 years. Hernandez had been a rising star in the National Football League with a $41 million contract when he was arrested on June 26, 2013. The Patriots dropped him within hours.
Two jurors said a vehicle, believed to be from WHDH-TV, trailed them . Robert Cusanelli told the court he made a 'mistake' and acted on his own . Allegedly watched as the group got into their cars in an off-site parking lot . Insisted he did not take any pictures or speak to any of the jurors . Jury finished their deliberations Thursday without reaching a verdict . Will return on Friday as the ex-New England Patriot player awaits his fate .