Kern County jury acquits man of 2 charges, hangs on 3rd in alleged assault outside Spirit Halloween store

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Kern County jury acquitted a man of two charges and deadlocked on a third in connection with an alleged assault with a knife that occurred outside the Spirit Halloween store on White Lane.

Jurors on April 1 found Brett O’Leary not guilty of making criminal threats and resisting a peace officer, and hung 6-6 on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, according to a release from the Kern County Public Defender’s Office.

He faced a potential life sentence if convicted on all counts…

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