Not Guilty

(Fox News) - A former Democratic party official in Colorado has been found not guilty of a misdemeanor charge — after leaving dog excrement on the doorstep of Colorado Republican Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave's local office.

The jury found former District Vice Chairwoman Kathleen Ensz innocent of "criminal use of a noxious substance."

Democratic District Chairman Don Hoff said Ensz's actions were protected free speech — an argument used by her attorneys and apparently accepted by the jury.

Musgrave's aides denounced the act as a political dirty trick.