Juror David McIntosh of Detroit failed to attend closing arguments and deliberations in the case against Carlos Powell, one of the biggest drug dealers in Metro Detroit history, and three others.
It is unclear why the 48-year-old man failed to show up after a nearly two-week trial and whether his absence is related to the disappearance of Powell, his brother Eric Powell and friend Earnest Proge. His behavior deepens the mystery surrounding the search for the drug dealers, who are being hunted by the U.S. Marshals Service and face up to life in prison.
U.S. District Judge Stephen Murphy ordered McIntosh to his courtroom June 11 to explain why he failed to show up for closing arguments and deliberations that ended in guilty verdicts against the three drug dealers and former state Rep. Kenneth Daniels. McIntosh was replaced by an alternate juror.