Potential juror for El Chapo's trial dismissed after he admits that he's 'a bit of a fan'
U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan had to dismiss several prospective jurors because they said they feared for their lives
The jury selection for the trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán began this past Monday, November 4, but it's already become clear that this will be a case like no other. El Chapo's former status as the kingpin of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most ruthless and violent criminal organizations in the world, has put the jury selection in quite a spot. A federal judge in New York dismissed 17 potential jurors on the first day alone, five of whom had expressed fear for their lives if selected.
The process is still ongoing and the Daily Mail reported that one of the jurors dismissed from contention was a Colombian man who has spent his last 20 years in the country and had said that he wanted the 61-year-old El Chapo's autograph.
