British News: Mentok the Mind-Taker dismissed from Jury Duty.

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http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/20...6908-22288948/

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."

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