Overview

• Judge Arun Subramanian dismissed Juror No. 6 after finding his statements about living in the Bronx and New Jersey inconsistent and raising concerns about his candor.
• Combs’s defense attorneys argued the removal was racially motivated and warned that excusing the juror could justify a mistrial.
• The dismissed juror, a 41-year-old corrections facility accountant and one of the few Black panelists, was replaced by a 57-year-old Westchester County alternate.
• Prosecutors, having called more than 18 witnesses including former girlfriends and staffers, are set to conclude their presentations and yield the floor to the defense.
• Combs has pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for prostitution charges that carry a potential life sentence.