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| Pat Tinsley is embraced by one of his sisters after the jury returned a not guilty verdict on both counts. |
The jury deliberated about two hours before returning the verdict at 10:25 p.m., Thursday.
Tinsley, 50, faced charges of facilitation to second-degree arson and reckless homicide in connection with an Aug. 1, 2010 fire at his home on Wilson Farm Road. His wife, Glenda, died in the fire.
In the courtroom when the verdict was read were family members of the victim and defendant, plus a half dozen EMS workers. Glenda and Pat Tinsley both worked as EMTs at the local ambulance service.
The Crittenden Press printed edition will next week have a complete wrap up of the final day's testimony from the three-day trial.
