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05-27-2010, 10:35 AM
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/2010/05/27/tv-mindreader-let-off-jury-duty-because-court-officials-feared-he-may-wreck-trial-86908-22288948/
TV mindreader let off jury duty - because court officials feared he may wreck trial
A TELLY mindreading star was excused jury duty after fears he might wreck the trial.
Drew McAdam's act includes reading thoughts, duplicating drawings done in secret and bending cutlery Uri Geller-style.
He turned up at court after being called to sit on a case.
But the 54-yearold was sent home after officials recognised him as the human lie detector on Five's Trisha chatshow.
He revealed: "The clerk had seen me doing body language and mindreading.
"Then he told me he was surprised that they had even let somebody like me on a jury in the first place."
Drew became a household name as The Interrogator on the Trisha Goddard daytime TV show.
His stage performances have left audiences stunned.
But he admits his abilities are due to a lifetime of studying human behaviour.
Army-trained Drew, from West Calder, West Lothian, honed his skills during a stint as an intelligence officer.
He was called for jury duty last week at Livingston Sheriff Court.
A court source said: "Could you imagine being the accused and turning up to find yourself facing The Interrogator?
"Instead of holding a full trial, they could simply have put the person in a room with Mr McAdam for five minutes and known the truth."
Yesterday, a Scottish Court Service spokeswoman said: "Anyone cited for jury duty can apply to the court to be excused."
TV mindreader let off jury duty - because court officials feared he may wreck trial
A TELLY mindreading star was excused jury duty after fears he might wreck the trial.
Drew McAdam's act includes reading thoughts, duplicating drawings done in secret and bending cutlery Uri Geller-style.
He turned up at court after being called to sit on a case.
But the 54-yearold was sent home after officials recognised him as the human lie detector on Five's Trisha chatshow.
He revealed: "The clerk had seen me doing body language and mindreading.
"Then he told me he was surprised that they had even let somebody like me on a jury in the first place."
Drew became a household name as The Interrogator on the Trisha Goddard daytime TV show.
His stage performances have left audiences stunned.
But he admits his abilities are due to a lifetime of studying human behaviour.
Army-trained Drew, from West Calder, West Lothian, honed his skills during a stint as an intelligence officer.
He was called for jury duty last week at Livingston Sheriff Court.
A court source said: "Could you imagine being the accused and turning up to find yourself facing The Interrogator?
"Instead of holding a full trial, they could simply have put the person in a room with Mr McAdam for five minutes and known the truth."
Yesterday, a Scottish Court Service spokeswoman said: "Anyone cited for jury duty can apply to the court to be excused."