Idaho jury confirms Deeg's innocence

After nearly nine nightmarish months, an Idaho jury has found Martin Deeg innocent of aggravated assault. Thursday, Mar. 1, the jury took just 15 minutes to render a verdict of not guilty following the two-day court proceeding. Arrested in June of 2011, Deeg, of Ritzville, was charged with a felony following a neighborhood dispute in the Hayden Lake area of Kootenani County. At the time, Deeg was a candidate for mayor in Ritzville. He withdrew from the election a short time after the Idaho incident.

The case has been scheduled several times for trial, but continuances prolonged the process. At...