Jury acquits Bay Area boater of felony assault against harbormaster

A jury has acquitted a boat resident of felony charges for dousing a Richardson Bay harbormaster with bear spray.

The verdict on Friday capped the six-day trial of Kimberly Susan Slater, 34. The felony counts included obstructing an executive officer, committing an assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury and unlawfully using tear gas.

“Ms. Slater was facing three felonies, a strike, and four years in state prison,” Slater’s defense attorney, Charles Dresow, said after the trial ended.