From information provide in a city of Coeur d'Alene Heads Up memo: This morning a federal jury returned a verdict in favor of the city in this case after only 20 minutes of deliberation. On June 15, 2008, Coeur d'Alene police responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. Edward Michael Thompson was eventually arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon and obstructing an officer. Thompson alleges that police used excessive force during the arrest, his arrest was without probable cause, and violated his civil rights. The jury found that the officers did have probable cause to arrest and no excessive force was used by any officer. This is the fourth case filed by attorney Larry Purviance that has gone to trial, and all four juries have found in favor of the city Coeur d'Alene police officers after brief deliberations. Two other cases are pending.