Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Has History of Domestic Violence and Had Active Restraining Order While Serving on Jury During Murder Trial, Report Claims

The holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy case has been accused by his landlord of “lying about everything” when he moved into a rental property and allegedly leaving behind more than $12,000 in unpaid rent.

The allegations surfaced as court documents and police reports separately showed that the juror had previously been accused of domestic violence and was under a restraining order while serving on the jury during Clancy’s highly publicized murder trial, according to a bombshell report published Friday.

The only male Black juror, whose hasn’t been identified, rented a two-bedroom apartment in March. However, according to his landlord, he soon stopped making payments on the $2,400 monthly rent.

Dark Secrets Come Out

The landlord, who asked not to be named, said he initially tried to be patient after the juror stopped paying rent. “He told me he was sorry, he was going through some stuff,” the landlord said, noting that he had owned the property for only about a year.

But as the unpaid rent continued to pile up, the situation became increasingly difficult. The landlord said he tried contacting the juror about the missed payments, only to find that both phone numbers he had were “disconnected.”

He also alleged that the juror and his girlfriend had recently put up cameras around the property. The landlord claimed the couple tried to avoid him when he approached them in person to discuss the overdue rent.

The juror initially said he would be the only person named on the lease and that his daughter would occasionally visit on weekends, according to the landlord. He later claimed that the juror’s girlfriend or fiancée began staying at the property before eventually moving in.

“He lied about everything,” the landlord told the Daily Mail.

The landlord eventually went to court over the unpaid rent in an effort to regain possession of the property. The case was filed shortly before the Clancy trial began.

The landlord received a default judgment of more than $12,000 in unpaid rent while the jury was deliberating. He now intends to evict the juror, court records reviewed by the Daily Mail show.

The landlord described him as a Haitian man in his 40s who attends church and works for a local pest control company.

Sudden Disappearance Sparks Speculation

The juror’s sudden absence also prompted speculation among neighbors, some of whom wondered whether he had “gone into hiding” amid the intense attention surrounding the Clancy case. The trial ended in a mistrial last Friday after the juror refused to join his fellow jurors in acquitting the former nurse.

The man had also allegedly faced an assault charge in September 2021 following an incident involving his then-wife, NBC10 Boston reported on Friday evening.

The man’s 13-year-old nephew called 911 in 2021 and accused his uncle of grabbing his wife by the throat before throwing her against a dresser, according to a police report obtained by NBC10 Boston.

The report said the man’s mother was also present during the arrest and screamed, “You’re evil!” as officers took him into custody.

The criminal case was eventually dismissed, and the couple later divorced. His former wife told NBC10 that she did not want to testify because she was worried about potentially losing custody of her daughter.

The juror later faced another family-related legal dispute involving the same nephew. The station reported that the teenager obtained a restraining order against his uncle last year.

In an affidavit, the nephew alleged that his uncle knocked him to the ground and punched him repeatedly in the face. He also claimed that the juror told him, “You ruined my f***ing life,” apparently referring to the nephew’s decision to call police during the 2021 incident.

“You’ve had this coming your way for a long time,” the juror allegedly told him, according to the affidavit cited by NBC10.

The restraining order remained in effect when the man was selected for the Clancy jury and stayed active throughout the weeks of testimony and evidence in the high-profile case, the station reported.

The development could raise questions about the jury selection process because Massachusetts’ standard juror questionnaire asks prospective jurors whether they have ever been arrested or charged with a crime and whether they have ever been served with a court order.

Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, was accused of killing her three young children at the family’s home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023. Her defense focused heavily on her mental state at the time of the deaths.

Following the mistrial, several jurors spoke publicly about what happened during deliberations, describing an unusually contentious process. They said 11 jurors supported acquitting Clancy, while the lone holdout declined to join them.