The Stomper remains behind bars despite acquittal, hung jury

Dennis Connolly, also known as the Stomper for his alleged prediliction for stomping other homeless men, was found not guilty of threatening a police officer yesterday.

The jury deadlocked on the issue of whether Connolly used a box cutter to threaten a South Boston store clerk who allegedly found him shoplifting in April. The Suffolk County District Attorney's office said it will re-try Connolly on the charge, in a trial scheduled for March 10.

Connolly remains in jail, held in lieu of $1,000 cash bail.

Comments from somebody claiming to have been a juror in the case:

... [F]rom the beginning I knew he was guilty of assaulting the store clerk with the box cutter aka knife! It does not take much, just a little common sense, which the judge stated "not to check out the door". However my fellow "pickled head" juror members who found him not guilty could not seem to get it! They felt sorry for this JERK because he chooses to be a violent alcoholic instead a happy one. Let's face it there are a lot of alcoholics but they all don't go around stomping, stabbing or killing innocent people. Dennis clearly stated in his medical records that he does not want to stay sober. A drunken person should be held responsible for his actions just as any other person, considering the fact that he is a menace to society ...

Comments from somebody else claiming to be a juror who says the vote was 6 for not guilty, 4 for guilty and 2 undecided.