Woman Accused Of Attack On Gay Couple Found Guilty Of Reckless Endangerment, Simple Assault
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A jury has found a Bucks County woman accused of taking part in an attack on a gay couple guilty of reckless endangerment, simple assault, and conspiracy for one of the victims.
Knott verdict is in: reckless endangerment for both victims, guilty of simple assault, conspiracy for confrontation w/ Hess only. @CBSPhilly
— Alexandria Hoff (@AlexandriaHoff) December 18, 2015
Knott is not guilty on most serious charge, Agg Assault. @CBSPhilly
— Alexandria Hoff (@AlexandriaHoff) December 18, 2015
She was acquitted of the aggravated assault charges.
Kathryn Knott was accused of shouting out derogatory slurs and throwing punches on September 11, 2014 during the attack.
While deliberating, jurors asked the judge and received permission to re-look at fragmented cell phone video from witnesses who happened on the scene of the confrontation, as well as still photos edited from those images.
The videos showed the chaos at 16th and Chancellor Streets, but not the actual attack on two men.
Two of Knott's male friends previously pleaded guilty to assault charges and received probation.
"It's a verdict the defense considers a win. Most importantly, she was exonerated completely on all felony charges. She had six acquittals versus four convictions, so in a perfect world, was it a clean sweep, no of course not. But she fared better than otherwise and we're very happy and we're very pleased," said Defense Attorney Louis Busico.
Assistant District Attorney Michael Barry says he is also happy with the verdict, because he claims the jury made it clear that Knott was a part of the attack and not an innocent in the case.
Sentencing is slated February 8th.
KYW's Kim Glovas contributed to this report.
