U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Saratoga Springs Man Acquitted of Assaulting a Federal Officer
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York
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 August 28, 2014.
The jury voted to acquit Lawas following a 3-day trial in Albany before Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy.
Updated September 15, 2016
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