Holdout juror claims fellow jurors pushed not-guilty stance from start

After the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, holdout juror Michael P. Desronvil explained his doubts about fellow jurors’ motives, describing them as “activists” who wanted an acquittal from the outset. He reported that eight jurors favored a not-guilty verdict, two supported a guilty verdict, and two remained undecided throughout the week-long deliberations. Desronvil asserted that his own guilty conclusion relied strictly on the evidence presented in court and that Clancy was fully aware of her actions.

Judge William Sullivan ended the trial after the nine-woman, three-man jury spent over 38 hours without reaching unanimity. The case will resume with a hearing set for September 29. Desronvil’s comments were given in an interview with Ray Marcel of Fugitive TV shortly after the trial concluded on September 4.