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Man Acquitted in Beating Trial

Man Acquitted in Beating Trial - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 5:11PM EST

Reported by: Jill Konopka
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 @ 05:11pm EST
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY- It took a Luzerne County jury three hours to find 31-year-old Arthur Jones not guilty in his beating trial.

He was accused in the vicious beating of 44-year-old Steven Harnischfeger outside Bart & Urby's bar in downtown Wilkes-Barre last June.

Prosecutors say Jones dragged Harnischfeger's limp body and repeatedly punched him.

Jones said it was self defense and was acquitted by the jury Wednesday afternoon.