# The holdout juror had a domestic violence charge

> A 911 call from a 13-year-old in 2021 has resurfaced around the one juror who blocked a verdict for Lindsay Clancy.
- Title: The holdout juror had a domestic violence charge · CBS News
- Summary: A 911 call from a 13-year-old in 2021 has resurfaced around the one juror who blocked a verdict for Lindsay Clancy. The charge itself would not have barred…
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- Source: CBS News — https://cbsnews.com/news/lindsay-clancy-holdout-juror-domestic-violence-allegation-dismissed
- Author: Shanelle  Kaul
- Published: 2026-09-13T19:20:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lindsay clancy, jury, mistrial, domestic violence, courts, news
## The holdout had a record
The lone juror who blocked a verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial was accused of domestic violence in September 2021, per Brockton, Massachusetts police.
## A nephew called 911
His 13-year-old nephew phoned police after an argument between his uncle and aunt. The report says the juror grabbed his wife by the throat and threw her into a dresser.
## Charged, then dismissed
He was charged with one count of domestic violence assault and battery and pleaded not guilty. Court records show the charge was later dropped.
## An arrest is not a bar
Legal analyst Caroline Polisi says the record alone would not have kept him off the jury. What matters is what he wrote on the questionnaire.

> An arrest is not an automatic disqualification for serving on a jury.
## The answers are sealed
Juror questionnaires are part of the sealed court record, so any lie stays hidden without a formal inquiry. CBS is withholding his name until the jury list is public.

> It's unlikely we will find out whether the juror made misrepresentations unless there is an official court-sanctioned inquiry.
## There is no verdict to undo
Jurors split 11 to 1 toward finding Clancy not criminally responsible, and Judge Sullivan declared a mistrial on Sept. 4. A hearing on Sept. 29 may reveal if the state retries her.

> Typically this could be a reason to undermine a guilty verdict, but because in this case a mistrial has already been declared, it's unclear how this will affect the case moving forward.
## Key takeaway

The charge itself would not have barred him from the jury. Whether he disclosed it on a sealed questionnaire is the real question, and a mistrial may keep it buried.