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Lindsay Clancy prosecutors ask for gag order ‘to prevent carnival atmosphere’ after Kevin Reddington’s ‘disturbing’ comments

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Worrell, G., & DeGregory, P. (2026, September 29). Lindsay Clancy prosecutors ask for gag order ‘to prevent carnival atmosphere’ after Kevin Reddington’s ‘disturbing’ comments. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/29/us-news/prosecutors-want-gag-order-for-lindsay-clancys-lawyer-to-prevent-carnival-atmosphere-after-his-comments-on-holdout-juror/

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Prosecutors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder case are requesting a gag order from a judge to prevent further media commentary that could influence future jurors or prejudice a potential retrial. They argue this is necessary after defense attorney Kevin Reddington made comments about a holdout juror who wanted to convict Clancy, revealing details that identified the juror as Michael Desronvil. Prosecutors claim Reddington’s statements should be limited to avoid prejudicing any future proceedings and maintain fairness in the judicial process.

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In Plymouth, Massachusetts, prosecutors in Lindsay Clancy's murder case have asked a judge to impose a gag order to prevent further media commentary that could affect public perception and future trials. The request was made after defense attorney Kevin Reddington made "disturbing" comments about the lone holdout juror during the trial from July 21, 2026, to September 4, 2026. Prosecutors argue that Reddington's revelations, such as identifying the gender of the holdout as male when there were only three men on the jury panel, ensured public identification of the juror, specifically Michael Desronvil. They also claim Reddington’s statements imply bias and misconduct by the holdout, potentially influencing potential jurors' beliefs.

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Prosecutors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder case are asking a judge to put a gag order in place after her defense attorney made comments in the media about the lone holdout juror who wanted to convict her. asserted

who → ask → her

“In order to prevent the carnival atmosphere that was the trial between July 21, 2026, and September 4, 2026, as well as the aftermath since, this court can and should limit the extrajudicial statements made in this case …” prosecutors wrote in court papers Monday. asserted

prosecutors → prevent → papers

While Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, commented on just about everything in the case, from witness testimony to his client’s feelings and character, the “most disturbing” comments from him were about the jury and the holdout juror, prosecutors claimed. asserted

prosecutors → comment → jury

They said the fact that Reddington revealed the holdout’s gender as a man, when there were only three men on the panel, “ensured that the juror would be publicly identified.” asserted

juror → say → panel

Reddington also claimed the holdout — who has since been identified as Michael Desronvil — “robbed the defendant of an acquittal,” the prosecutors claimed. asserted

prosecutors → claim → acquittal

They said the defense attorney’s comments should be limited to stop any future potential jurors from forming beliefs about the case ahead of time and prevent any prejudice to a second trial. asserted

comments → say → trial

Jurors from Clancy’s first trial, which ended with a hung jury, have since revealed that 11 of them were prepared to find the 36-year-old mother not guilty by reason of insanity while Desronvil wanted to convict her on the first-degree murder charges she faced. asserted

she → end → charges

Reddington claimed at trial that Clancy shouldn’t be held criminally responsible because she was in the throes of severe postpartum psychosis and heard a voice commanding her to kill her three kids, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. asserted

she → claim → kids

Prosecutors, however, claim Clancy carefully and coldly planned and carried out the murders. uncertain

Clancy → claim → murders

Lindsay Clancy prosecutors ask for gag order ‘to prevent carnival atmosphere’ after Kevin Reddington’s ‘disturbing’ comments

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