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Texas Jury Acquits Man Accused of Abusing Veteran
June 9, 2010 in Veterans News by Editor
AUSTIN – A West Texas jury acquitted a former employee of a state veterans home Tuesday on a felony charge of abusing a resident in late 2007.
The 12-member jury deliberated for about 45 minutes in finding Bryson Vanderbilt not guilty, said Howard County District Attorney Hardy Wilkerson. The verdict followed a six-hour trial.
Vanderbilt, 25, was charged with injuring John Harris, a World War II Navy veteran, at the state-run home in Big Spring.
“I don’t believe the jury thought the state proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt,” said Vanderbilt’s court-appointed attorney, Wayne N. Frost.
Wilkerson said it was difficult to gauge whether the passage of time between the alleged abuse and the indictment in March had any effect on the outcome. Harris died in May 2008 at the age of 98.
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