A former Neosho County Attorney is found guilty on a perjury charge.

A jury returned the verdict on one count of perjury against Linus Thuston yesterday. He was acquitted on a second perjury charge. The verdict was the result of a retrial of the case after another jury failed to reach a verdict in December, where Thuston was originally charged with three counts of perjury and three counts of intimidation of a witness or victim. In this second trial, the special prosecutor dropped all charges except the two perjury counts.

The case stems from 2024 when Thuston was accused of lying under oath while testifying as a witness in a drug case. After yesterday's verdict, the judge in the case set a motion hearing for October. At that time, a motion to overturn the verdict will be considered or a sentencing date will be set.