US governor offers 'asylum’ to holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case

Warning: This article contains mentions of child death that some readers may find upsetting

The holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy's case who didn't vote with the rest of the jury has been told he can get 'asylum' in Florida by the US state's governor.

Clancy's case ended in a mistrial when the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict and since it required one the case was declared a mistrial.

Since then a lot of attention has been on the jury and their decision making process, especially on the juror who didn't agree with the others tasked with delivering a verdict.

It appears as though all but one had settled on a verdict of declaring Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity, but one holdout led to the mistrial and other jurors have spoken about them.

11 of the jurors in Lindsay Clancy's trial thought she was not guilty because of insanity (Greg Derr / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

NBC10 has reported that the holdout juror has a history of allegations of domestic violence and an active restraining order against him.

They report the juror was charged in 2021 for allegedly assaulting his wife at the time, with his nephew claiming that he grabbed her by the throat and threw her.

The couple later divorced and charges against the man were dismissed as his ex-wife said she didn't want to testify as she was worried about losing custody of her daughter.

The nephew, a teenager, is the one who took out a restraining order against him claiming that the man pushed him to the ground and punched him in the face, and the order was still active when the man was selected to be a juror on the Lindsay Clancy case.

Responding to the report, Florida governor Ron DeSantis posted on social media to offer the juror 'asylum' in his state.

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has offered 'asylum' to the holdout juror following reports of past allegations against them (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

"A man objected to allowing a woman to kill her three young kids and get away with it, so NBC is trying to smear that juror, whose identity should be protected," the Republican politician wrote.

"Another low for legacy media. If the juror is being harassed, Florida will provide asylum — I’m sure he’d be welcomed and appreciated."

Clancy's defence did not deny the fact that she had killed her children, they instead argued that she was not of sound mind and could not tell right from wrong when she did it.

While almost all of the jury agreed with their argument the one holdout means that the whole trial may have to be redone with a different set of jurors.

The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for 29 September, prosecutors have not yet indicated whether or not they will re-try the case.