DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa jury has acquitted a black political campaign worker who was arrested after refusing to identify himself to police in a Des Moines suburb. Keilon Hill was canvassing in West Des Moines for a Republican political action committee in support of congressman David Young last October when two officers tried to stop and talk to him. Police say a resident had called 911 to report a suspicious person. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, resident says he believes his skin color played a role.

Hill was found not guilty Tuesday of misdemeanor harassment of a public official or employee. The West Des Moines police department has declined to comment on the verdict. Young lost his bid for a third term to Democrat Cindy Axne.