Clancy Holdout Juror Faced Active Restraining Order, $12,000 Eviction Judgment Before Mistrial
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Updated · NBC Boston · Sep 11
Clancy Holdout Juror Faced Active Restraining Order, $12,000 Eviction Judgment Before Mistrial
3 articles · Updated · NBC Boston · Sep 11
Summary
NBC10 Boston reported the lone holdout in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial had a 2021 domestic-violence charge, an active restraining order and a pending eviction while serving on the jury.
Court records show the restraining order stemmed from a nephew’s 2025 allegation that the juror shoved him down and repeatedly punched him; the earlier charge accused him of grabbing his wife by the throat before it was dismissed.
A housing court judgment entered during deliberations found he owed more than $12,000 in rent, adding to questions about whether red flags should have surfaced during jury screening.
Massachusetts juror questionnaires ask about arrests, criminal charges and court orders, and legal analyst Michael Coyne said either side likely would have struck the juror if those answers were disclosed accurately.
The revelations sharpen scrutiny of the mistrial after fellow jurors said the holdout refused to engage in deliberations, though prosecutors and Clancy’s defense declined comment and the sealed questionnaire cannot yet be checked.