A man accused of attempting to sexually abuse a female friend during a night of heavy drinking was acquitted by a jury last week in Deschutes County Circuit Court.

Bend resident David John Sigel’s trial took place over four days in the courtroom of Judge Ray Crutchley. The jury deliberated for about an hour before returning not guilty verdicts on felony charges of first-degree sexual abuse and attempting to commit a Class A felony. He was also acquitted of three misdemeanors: third-degree sexual abuse and two counts of fourth-degree assault.

The jury found him guilty of one count of interfering with a police officer. He has a sentencing hearing set for next month.

The case involves two couples and a night of heavy drinking. According to Sigel’s attorney, Erick Ward, the level of intoxication of the four parties involved added a layer of complexity to a case with an already complex fact pattern.

“Everybody was beyond wasted,” Ward said. “I’m not going to throw stones at the cops. It was very difficult to sort out exactly what happened.”

On the night of Sept. 4, 2016, Sigel and his girlfriend were partying at the home of their friend Matthew Wayne Coats and his wife. At one point, Coats’ wife entered a dark room and walked into a coat rack, knocking herself out.

Sigel, who had been asleep on a nearby couch, was attempting to help the woman off the ground when Coats walked into the room and believed Sigel was attempting to have sex with his wife.

Following a physical fight, Sigel ran home. Coats retrieved a firearm and drove to Sigel’s house, where he started firing the weapon at him, according to Ward.

Police arrived and arrested both men.

In exchange for testifying in Sigel’s trial, Coats was offered a favorable plea deal in his case, Ward said. Coats pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 36 months supervised probation and a $1,500 fine. He also agreed to forfeit his firearms seized by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and attend an anger management course.

Coats pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicants, unlawful use of a weapon and possessing psilocybin mushrooms.

Sigel was charged with interfering with an officer because he ran when law enforcement arrived on scene, Ward said.