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6. Juror dismissed from Whitmer kidnap plot trial after accusations of flirting

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 08:18 AM

Oct 2022

MICHIGAN (AP) - A judge has dismissed a young woman from the jury hearing the trial of three men in connection with a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after attorneys accused her of flirting with one of the defendants.

Judge Thomas Wilson announced Friday that the woman has been removed from the jury, two days after attorneys raised concerns the juror was having too much non-verbal communication with defendant Paul Bellar, the Jackson Citizen Patriot reported.

"It didn’t just happen on one day — it happened over multiple days," Wilson said of the juror’s behavior. "I decided it’s safer to err on the side of caution."

Wilson said he has never seen such behavior in nearly 35 years of practicing law. The juror took the decision well, he said.

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/juror-dismissed-from-whitmer-kidnap-plot-trial-after-accusations-of-flirting

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Judge concerned that juror is flirting with defendant in Whitmer kidnap trial [View all] marmar Oct 2022 OP

This was a law and order episode. Female jurist flirts cbabe Oct 2022 #1

We should let her know how the show turned out. elias7 Oct 2022 #2

flirting with that psycho dork? WTF Skittles Oct 2022 #3

He was a student at the school I taught at ybbor Oct 2022 #4

would be interesting to know how he got so radicalized Skittles Oct 2022 #5

Juror dismissed from Whitmer kidnap plot trial after accusations of flirting demmiblue Oct 2022 #6