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'Not guilty' verdict comes quickly
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The back of a pickup truck parked outside the Barton County Courthouse Friday morning was filled with signs supporting Sheriff Brian Bellendir had just been acquitted of a misdemeanor charge of mistreating a prisoner. - photo by Dale Hogg
It took a six-person jury less than 20 minutes Friday to find Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir not guilty of ill-treatment of a confined person, a misdemeanor charge in Barton County District Court. That included the time it took to walk to the jury room, choose a foreman and fill out the paperwork.