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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) 鈥� A former El Paso County sheriff鈥檚 deputy accused of shooting his wife to death while three of the couple鈥檚 four children were home has been acquitted of first-degree murder.

jurors deliberated for three days before finding not guilty Monday in the Oct. 16 death of Fawn Gianes.

Defense attorneys told jurors that Fawn Gianes pulled the pistol on her husband in a drunken rage and was shot during a struggle for control of the weapon.

Nikolas Gianes served as a sheriff鈥檚 deputy for six years before he resigned in 2012 after a DUI. He also served in the Army Reserve, where he was deployed to combat zones three times.

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Information from: The Gazette, http://www.gazette.com