It's a long dry article, however the subject is worth the read.
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An atypical three-day Greene County jury trial reached a bizarre conclusion Wednesday evening.

After deliberating for less than an hour, jurors found former jailer Justin K. Hastings guilty of four misdemeanor assault counts for urinating on four inmates in July 2001.

But Circuit Judge Don Burrell had not yet accepted the verdict Wednesday because of possible jury misconduct.

A juror admitted after the verdict was reached that she read about the case Tuesday in the News-Leader, prompting defense attorney Dee Wampler to consider a motion for a new trial. Jurors are instructed not to read or view media reports about a trial until it concludes.

"This is a very unusual ending to a very unusual case," Wampler said. "I didn't foresee this. ... We're all up in the air. We've been found guilty — maybe."