The state of Connecticut has dropped the two contempt charges against Michelle Troconis.

Those charges were incurred during her trial in connection with the disappearance and murder of Jennifer Dulos in 2024. She had been accused of displaying a court-sealed custody report from Jennifer Dulos and Fotis Dulos’ divorce case on her laptop during testimony.

The contempt case was initially supposed to be heard during the trial, according to State's Attorney Paul Ferencek.

Ferencek said it would be a waste of time to try a contempt case with a maximum sentence of six months while Troconis is already serving a 14 1/2-year sentence. A jury found Troconis plotted with her then-boyfriend, Fotis Dulos, to kill his estranged wife and then helped him cover it up.

"The state would rather focus its efforts on fighting Troconis' appeal" said Ferencek.

The Troconis family released the following statement:

"Today's decision to drop the contempt charge against Michelle is a meaningful step in the right direction and the first toward justice being served. While she remains incarcerated for a crime she did not commit, this outcome acknowledges what we've known all along: the legal pursuit against her has gone too far. Our family remains united, stronger than ever. We will continue fighting to prove Michelle's innocence, overturn her wrongful conviction, and bring her home."

Carrie Luft issued a statement on behalf of the family and friends of Jennifer Dulos:

"I am the eyewitness who brought the defendant’s actions to attention during the court session on February 15, 2024, and I gave a statement to the case inspector that evening. I know exactly what I saw. As I described in that statement, not only did the defendant display a sealed court document at a very large scale on her laptop that day, but she had also engaged in similar behavior in at least two previous court sessions, displaying information related to a witness or their testimony at a very large scale on her laptop screen. Our initial expectation was that the contempt charge would be addressed from the bench in the course of the defendant’s criminal trial. We fully support the state’s attorney’s decision to drop the contempt charge at this time. A jury trial for the contempt charge, as proposed, would be an unnecessary, no doubt lengthy, costly undertaking more than sixteen months after the fact. We are indebted to state’s attorney Paul Ferencek for his thoughtful consideration of all the factors, assistant state’s attorney Liz Moran for all her work, and former case inspector David Edwards for his support. Thank you."