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Former Highland County deputy sheriff Jonathan Dustin Malone took the stand in his own defense Tuesday afternoon, as jurors heard testimony from multiple witnesses throughout the second day of Malone’s reckless homicide trial Aug. 8.
After two full days at trial and hearing testimony from a final witness Wednesday morning, it took a jury of seven women and five men just under an hour to reach a verdict of not guilty in former Highland County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Dustin Malone’s reckless homicide case.
Joshua Engel, 43, Bryan, pleaded not guilty to felonious assault, a second-degree felony; and domestic violence, a third-degree felony. A pretrial hearing was scheduled for Aug. 15 and his bond