Elbert Samuel Hackworth, 50, was acquitted on one charge of first-degree arson and found not guilty by a 12-person jury on charges of first-degree arson and first-degree criminal mischief on July 23.
He was arrested in connection with an April 2 fire that destroyed a house owned by Brad Newport at 2306 Harding St.
The home had been gutted for remodeling, so the fire spread quickly through the structure, causing an estimated loss of about…