🌱 Jury acquits man accused of gun threats in Oildale
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- Jury acquits man accused of gun threats in Oildale
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📰 News we're reading
• Man acquitted of threatening 2 men with a gun in Oildale (kget.com) — A Kern County jury acquitted Charles Edward Vanworth of all charges stemming from allegations that he threatened two men with a gun in Oildale during a vehicle-payment dispute. The Nov. 6 verdict followed a trial in which his public defender argued he wasn't there and police had arrested the wrong person. 
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