Overview
- A jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial reported a deadlock and a judge declared a mistrial, leaving prosecutors to decide whether to seek a retrial at a Sept. 29 status hearing.
- Kevin Reddington publicly confirmed on Monday that he will represent 30-year-old Kelsie Cote, whose trial had been delayed while he handled the Clancy case.
- Prosecutors allege Cote attacked her 74-year-old grandmother on Halloween 2022 with a pair of scissors and a paperweight and then moved the body to the stairs.
- Investigators say they found sharp-force injuries inconsistent with a fall, bloody towels and cleaning supplies at the scene, and bloody clothes plus the alleged weapons in Cote's car; the DA also cited internet searches and an estate beneficiary change worth more than $1 million.
- Court procedure now drives both matters because the Sept. 28 suppression hearing will determine which Cote items can be used at trial and the Sept. 29 status hearing will affect whether Clancy is retried, prolonging uncertainty for the families and defendants.