JOLIET – A mistrial has been declared in the case of an Illinois man accused of gouging out his uncle's eyes then pushing him down the stairs in a fight over a remote control.

The Will County State's Attorney's office says the judge declared the mistrial Thursday in the case of Exulam Holman after a juror recognized a witness' nickname and talked to other jurors about him.

The 33-year-old Holman is charged with aggravated domestic battery and aggravated battery of a person over age 60 in the attack on 62-year-old Melvin Clifford.