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Jury acquits Washougal man accused in stabbing

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By Andy Matarrese, Columbian Breaking News Reporter and Jerzy Shedlock, Columbian Breaking News Reporter

A Clark County Superior Court jury on Thursday acquitted a Washougal man accused of stabbing a neighbor during a dispute in August.

Rudolph F. Zehner, 60, was originally charged with third-degree assault stemming from an Aug. 19 stabbing call at his home. That charge was upgraded to second-degree assault a month after the incident.

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