Lawyer for Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy Mistrial Accuses Kevin Reddington of ‘Attacking’ Constitution

The lawyer for Michael P. Desronvil, the sole juror who refused to find Lindsay Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity in the murder trial for the 2023 killing of her three children, is speaking out following the highly publicized case.

As Globe previously reported, Desronvil, 48, refused to join the other 11 jurors, leaving the panel deadlocked after five weeks of testimony, forcing Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial on September 4, following seven days of deliberations.

In an interview on Fox & Friends on Monday, September 28, Desronvil’s attorney, Edward Andrew Paltzik, defended his client’s decision after 36-year-old Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, said Desronvil, whose identity at the time was still a mystery, “robbed” the other jurors, “for whatever his agenda was.”

“I hope that guy can sleep well at night,” Reddington, 75, added, later accusing the juror in court of lying under oath.

Calling the allegation “the most outrageous thing I have ever heard in almost 20 years of practicing law,” Paltzik, 45, said Reddington is “attacking” the Sixth Amendment and the constitutional right to trial by jury.

“He is off the rails,” Paltzik remarked, before accusing Reddington of trying to expose Desronvil’s identity before his name became public, repeatedly referring to the mystery holdout as “he” during the trial.

“It was astonishing. It was horrifying. It was beyond the pale,” Paltzik said, adding: “I believe that Kevin Reddington lost his mind.”

Reddington has since filed a motion to investigate Desronvil’s conduct as a juror, asking for him to be questioned in court and that his cellphone be handed over to a neutral examiner for 48 hours.

Paltzik, meanwhile, labeled Reddington “nuts” and reiterated his claims that his client was being attacked for being the “courageous lone holdout juror.”

“We’re not going to have a criminal justice system if jurors are afraid of reprisals,” he told Fox Monday, branding the potential precedent set by punishing Desronvil for not siding with his fellow jurors as “nightmarish.”

Paltzik also said he intends to file a complaint against Reddington with the Massachusetts state bar.

As for Desronvil’s refusal to find Clancy not guilty in the weeks-long trial, Paltzik said he defends his client’s decision.

“Michael had zero doubt,” Paltzik stressed, adding that Desronvil found there to be a “mountain of evidence” against Clancy.

He also shut down claims that Desronvil’s Catholic faith led to his decision, and slammed the attacks made against his client since his identity was made public.

“False. False. Let’s clear this up now. Michael’s decision was based 100 percent on the evidence presented and the law that he was required to follow,” he said, calling those attacking Desronvil “deranged individuals.”

“You will never break Michael because Michael is indestructible,” Paltzik added.