It took a Schuylkill County jury about 10 minutes Friday to find a state prison inmate not guilty of spraying urine from his cell into a guard's face.

Richard Hammonds, 26, of Pittsburgh, had been charged with aggravated harassment by a prisoner after being accused of squirting the urine on correctional officer Jarid Berger on July 3, 2013. Hammonds was an inmate in the state prison in Frackville then, serving time for robbery.After listening to about two hours of testimony Friday morning, Judge John Domalakes and the jury heard closing arguments from Assistant District Attorney Kimm Montone and defense attorney Michael Fiorillo.The testimony included the presentation of evidence, including a urine-stained shirt and a video of Berger wiping his brow.But the jury was not convinced it was Hammonds who threw the urine on Berger.In his closing argument, Fiorillo asked the jury for justice.He cited a definition of justice that said that no one ought to be put in a bad position by the acts of another.He also reminded the jury that they were expected to decide Hammonds' guilt or innocence "beyond a shadow of a doubt."Montone argued that the case was "straightforward."Berger was walking past Hammonds' cell when he heard someone yell "Hey, C.O." Berger turned and was sprayed, he said.Montone said that Hammonds was the only inmate in his cell, which was in a restricted unit. He also reminded them of the video of Berger wiping his face after the urine went into his eyes.Berger was taken to a hospital for examination, Montone said.According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by state Trooper John Powis, Berger walked past Hammonds' cell, EB24, at about 4:30 p.m. that day and was struck in the face, upper body and arms with a liquid that had been squirted from the upper area of the cell door.Berger immediately reported the incident. The stains on his shirt tested positive for urine.Powis went to the prison two days later, and learned that Hammonds was the only inmate in cell EB24 at the time Berger was doused.Hammonds denied throwing the urine. Charges of simple assault and harassment were dropped.