After about eight and a half hours of deliberation, jurors reached a verdict that CNN did defame a former U.S. government operative.

A Bay County jury has found in favor of a security consultant who sued CNN for defamation. For more News, Weather, and Sports in Panama City, Florida visit:

Zachary Young alleged CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the "black market" during the Biden administration's military withdrawal from the country in 2021.