A criminal jury’s guilty verdicts are set aside after “unprecedented” misconduct by a jury foreman, according to multiple reports. The foreman conducted illegal internet searches during the trial and also made an approach to another juror offering to sell drugs before verdicts were returned.
Both outlets describe the conduct as serious breaches of jury obligations and report that it forces a retrial. The accounts focus on the actions taken by the foreman, including searching online information and attempting to engage with a fellow juror in relation to drugs while the deliberations process was underway.
While the two sources align on the central facts—illegal online research and the drug-related approach—the reporting differs only in phrasing and does not add broader details such as the specific charges, the court responsible, or the timing of the incident beyond the finding that the misconduct requires the case to be retried.
