A jury in Panama City, Florida on Friday found CNN guilty of defaming a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country

The jury deliberated for more than eight hours starting before ruling in favor of Zachary Young in his defamation suit against CNN.

News network reached a deal with Navy veteran as it was facing potentially tens of millions of dollars in punitive damages.