VERDICT WATCH MI - Dee Ann Warner, 52, last seen @ home, Tecumseh, 25 Apr 2021

[Vaderman]

Court dismissed for the day. No alternate selected.

 

[Vaderman]

Jury sent home in Dale Warner murder trial, to return on Tuesday

Dale Warner, 58, is charged with murder and tampering with evidence in the death of his wife, Dee, in Lenawee County.

www.wtol.com

10:40 a.m.​

After a recess, the court said the jury is being dismissed for the day and will be returning on Tuesday. According to the court, the juror who had the emergency has not been dismissed and they expect her to be back on Tuesday.

The court said the alternates were not given instruction to not watch anything after being released, but now the full jurors, including alternates, are being asked not to view or discuss anything about the case.

Probably the cleanest option.

 

[Megnut]

Court dismissed for the day. No alternate selected.

Jury sent home in Dale Warner murder trial, to return on Tuesday

Dale Warner, 58, is charged with murder and tampering with evidence in the death of his wife, Dee, in Lenawee County.

www.wtol.com

10:40 a.m.​

After a recess, the court said the jury is being dismissed for the day and will be returning on Tuesday. According to the court, the juror who had the emergency has not been dismissed and they expect her to be back on Tuesday.

The court said the alternates were not given instruction to not watch anything after being released, but now the full jurors, including alternates, are being asked not to view or discuss anything about the case.

Probably the cleanest option.

Agreed. Best practice, original juror remains seated. Hopefully the medical emergency is resolved.

A mistrial won't change his guilt but it will delay justice.

Hoping we can proceed without further issue.

JMO

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/03/06/juror-emergency-postpones-verdict-in-fertilizer-tank-murder-trial-dale-dee-warner-adrian-michigan/89018994007/

Adrian — Jury deliberations in the murder trial involving a woman whose body was discovered in a resealed fertilizer tank were abruptly postponed Friday until Tuesday.

The jury had barely begun weighing the fate of prominent Tecumseh farmer Dale Warner on Friday when one of the jurors told the court he or she had an unspecified emergency, according to the judge.

Lenawee County Circuit Judge Michael Olsaver considered replacing the juror with one of the alternate jurors, who were dismissed on Thursday. After the alternates were asked if they had viewed media coverage of the case, it was decided to retain the original juror.

The jury began deliberations on Thursday but went home after 80 minutes. The panel didn’t meet on Friday...