After two and a half hours of deliberation, jurors acquitted Dr. Lawrence Francis Chenier III of conspiracy but failed to reach a verdict on 73 counts of prescription forgery.

Chenier, who practices medicine in Tallulah but lives in Vicksburg, said he was grateful for the acquittal on the conspiracy charge.

“It’s been a traumatic ordeal these three years,” he said.

For more on the trial, see Saturday’s Vicksburg Post.