ALBANY, NEW YORK - A jury voted today to acquit Ethan M. Lawas, age 51, of Saratoga Springs, New York, on a charge of assaulting a federal officer.
Lawas was accused of using his truck to assault a United States Park Ranger on the grounds of the Saratoga National Historical Park on Aug. 28, 2014.
The jury voted to acquit Lawas following a 3-day trial in Albany before Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
