Potential juror tossed for wanting El Chapo autograph
A potential juror in the mammoth New York trial of Mexican drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was dismissed by the judge on Tuesday after requesting the defendant's autograph.The man, whose identity is withheld along with all potential jurors under the rigorous security arrangements surrounding the trial, was born in Colombia but has spent the last 20 years living in New York.Brought back for questioning by District Judge Brian Cogan, he admitted having made the request.
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