EAGLE (AP) — A Colorado woman who faced criminal charges after saying her ex-husband bound and forced her into a dumpster has been found not guilty.
Vail Daily reported 33-year-old Linnea Hayda was acquitted after the jury deliberated for 10 hours Aug. 2.
Hayda was charged with false reporting to police, tampering with evidence and attempting to influence a public servant.
Hayda told police her ex-husband abducted her, zip-tied her and threw her in a large trash bin March 26, 2018 near the Vail apartment they formerly shared. Police found her with various injuries the next morning.
Police exonerated her ex-husband after accounting for his whereabouts.
Prosecutors say Hayda put herself in the dumpster and lied to police to implicate him.
Authorities say they were in a custody dispute over their two children.
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