The judge presiding over the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has instructed the deadlocked jury to return for a fifth day of deliberations, according to NBC News. The panel was sent home without reaching a verdict after its third full day of discussions.
NBC News reports that the judge addressed the jurors after they indicated they could not come to a unanimous decision. Rather than accepting the deadlock, the judge ordered them to resume their work on Wednesday, as noted by Reuters. The jury has now spent multiple days weighing the evidence in the high-profile case.
The Boston Globe confirmed that the jury was dismissed without a verdict following the third full day of deliberations. News4JAX has outlined potential next steps if the jury ultimately cannot reach a unanimous decision, though no such outcome has been declared at this time. The judge’s decision to push for continued talks suggests the court is not yet ready to accept a mistrial.
Deliberations are scheduled to continue on the fifth day, with the jury returning Wednesday morning. The key question now is whether additional time will break the deadlock or force the judge to consider alternative options, such as declaring a mistrial.