NBC10 commentator keeps fighting with the internet over Clancy juror — even after he lawyers up

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NBC10 Boston commentator Sue O’Connell is still battling critics over the network’s reporting on Lindsay Clancy holdout juror Michael Desronvil.
O’Connell challenged critics to produce evidence that she personally identified the juror, violated an impoundment order or broke a law.
Desronvil has now retained an attorney and released a statement flatly disputing claims about what happened during deliberations.

Sue O’Connell apparently isn’t finished with this fight.

The NBC10 Boston commentator continued sparring with critics on X Saturday over the network’s reporting about Michael Desronvil, the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial.

After days of accusations that NBC10’s reporting provided enough personal information for people to identify Desronvil, O’Connell issued a blunt challenge. “I have yet to see any evidence that I broke any laws, named or identified a juror without their consent. Zero. Because it did not happen.”

I have yet to see any evidence that I broke any laws, named or identified a juror without their consent.
Zero.
Because it did not happen.

— Sue O’Connell: COMMENTATOR, not a reporter (@SueOC_NBCBoston) September 19, 2026

Critics have not necessarily accused O’Connell of personally saying Desronvil’s name on television. Their broader complaint is that NBC10 published details from court records and family interviews that made the previously anonymous juror easier to identify. O’Connell disputes accusations that her own conduct crossed any legal line.

The fight comes as Desronvil himself has finally broken his silence about what happened inside the jury room. Eleven jurors favored finding Clancy not criminally responsible for killing her three children because of mental illness. Desronvil disagreed, leaving the jury deadlocked and resulting in a mistrial.

The jury foreperson subsequently claimed Desronvil acknowledged having reasonable doubt but nevertheless wanted to convict.

Desronvil says that’s not what happened. “I didn’t have any doubts.”

He said other jurors repeatedly cut him off as he tried to explain different theories and that he believed the physical evidence, witness testimony and prosecution’s case showed Clancy knew what she was doing.

Desronvil has also retained attorney Edward Paltzik, who says his client is staying at an undisclosed secure location and will not be giving interviews.

The controversy began after NBC10 interviewed three of the 11 jurors who opposed holding Clancy criminally responsible and subsequently reported on Desronvil’s background, including a dismissed domestic-violence charge and family court matters. Those revelations generated intense criticism of Desronvil, but also questions about the media’s decision to investigate the lone holdout.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis publicly defended Desronvil, and supporters subsequently raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for him.

O’Connell, meanwhile, has repeatedly emphasized that she is a commentator rather than a reporter and has defended her conduct and NBC10’s coverage.

Second survey question.
If the allegations that I doxxed a juror, named a juror, or broke the law are false, and they are, then let’s talk damages.
A journalist’s whole trade is credibility.
Falsely branding one as a lawbreaker hits the reputation, the profession, and the… https://t.co/bqfVVcyaIl

— Sue O’Connell: COMMENTATOR, not a reporter (@SueOC_NBCBoston) September 17, 2026

And despite the increasingly heated response online, she clearly isn’t retreating from the argument.

MY QUICK TAKE

There comes a point in every social-media fight when somebody should gently close the laptop. We passed that exit about 300 miles ago.

And if we’re trying to convince Americans that serving on a jury is their civic responsibility, turning the lone holdout into a national investigative project probably isn’t the recruiting campaign we need.