Shocking Twist: Juror Kicked Off Alex Murdaugh Trial Moments Before Deliberations #usnews

Shocking Twist: Juror Kicked Off Alex Murdaugh Trial Moments Before Deliberations

South Carolina attorney general Alan Wilson said in a statement that "Alex Murdaugh's house of cards" has come tumbling down after the jury found him guilty on all counts less than three hours after deliberations began. Murdaugh, a former personal injury lawyer, was accused of murdering his wife and younger son in June 2021. Judge Clifton Newman removed one of the jurors just hours before the jury was set to begin deliberations. The juror was dismissed after she talked about the case with members of the public."

The juror was dismissed just hours before deliberations were set to begin.
WALTERBORO, S.C. — The judge in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh removed a juror just hours before the jury was set to begin deliberations.

Judge Clifton Newman made the announcement at the start of court before the defense's closing arguments began.

Before the defense’s closing arguments began, Judge Newman revealed that one of the jurors was removed and replaced by one of the alternates after the female juror was found to have talked about the case to members of the public. Defense’s counsel Dick Harpootlian wanted it noted in the record SLED agents conducted the interviews with the juror and two of her accusers and, in his opinion, it appears that SLED has compounded the mistakes they have made in the case.

Judge Newman told the juror he didn’t think she did anything intentionally wrong but released her from duty. The jury was then brought in for the closing arguments after she left the courtroom.

Several Murdaugh trial jurors have had to leave but mainly those were due to illness. This was the first for someone who may have violated court rules.

Murdaugh, 54, is accused of killing his wife Maggie and son Paul at the family's Moselle estate back in June of 2021. Prosecutors say he's the sole person responsible while the defense says the state never seriously looked for any other potential witnesses.

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AG Alan Wilson, top prosecutor Creighton Waters weigh in on Murdaugh verdict
Alex Murdaugh was convicted on all counts less than three hours after the jury went into deliberations on Thursday.

WALTERBORO, S.C. — South Carolina's attorney general said on Thursday night that Alex Murdaugh's "house of cards" had come tumbling down following an all-guilty verdict handed up by a jury on the first day of deliberations.

Attorney General Alan Wilson released a statement in the evening hours commending the efforts of state prosecutors to have Murdaugh convicted.

“Today’s verdict proves your position and power in life do not matter: no one is above the law, and that includes Alex Murdaugh," Wilson said. "It’s been a long six weeks, but Maggie and Paul Murdaugh deserved justice, and they certainly did not deserve to brutally die at the hands of someone who was supposed to love and protect them."

The jury deliberated for little more than two hours to convict the disgraced former attorney of murdering his wife and son. He now faces a possible life sentence pending what a judge finds during sentencing on Friday morning.

"Alex Murdaugh’s house of cards, built on the foundation of lies, manipulation, and theft, came crashing down," Wilson said in Thursday night's statement. "Let this be a warning: no matter who you are, if you break the law, the truth will come out and you will be brought to justice.”

Assistant Deputy Attorney General Creighton Waters, who led the prosecution in the trial, described the process leading up to Thursday's conviction as a "long and exhaustive effort."

"Alex Murdaugh tried one last con to prevent the accountability he has never had to face in his life, but the jury saw through that and properly found he murdered his wife and son in cold blood," Waters said.

Waters also thanked all the agencies involved in the process including the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the "entire South Carolina Grand Jury team" for their role in the process.

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