A Baltimore County jury on Thursday acquitted a man charged in an unusual February bomb scare using a toilet, according to online court records.

Duane Davis had been charged with planting a fake destructive device and making a false statement about a destructive device, both felonies that each carried up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. He was found not guilty of the former and acquitted of the latter, according to court records. The jury began deliberating Wednesday afternoon and returned the verdict Thursday morning.

On Feb. 6, outside the home to Baltimore County government, according to police. The toilet was covered with newspaper clippings and photos and tied to it were a portable television and a cell phone. A county maintenance worker discovered the toilet on the morning of Feb. 7, thought it looked suspicious and alerted security. for several hours as police called in bomb technicians and a helicopter to make sure the toilet was safe.

After his arrest, Davis was held without bail and ordered to undergo a mental evaluation. Davis, 51, told police that the toilet was a calling card and a political statement and was not intended to be a bomb, though a police officer testified that Davis said he "could see how someone would think that" it was.

Davis has a history of using the toilets, and said he had deposited a similar toilet early this year outside Baltimore City schools headquarters on North Avenue and gave another to the American Visionary Art Museum.

Davis maintains YouTube and Facebook pages where he asserts his views, and his toilets make an appearance in one video.

Davis and a small group of supporters who attended the trial had expressed confidence that he would ultimately be acquitted. Rob Fiks, a North Bethesda filmmaker working on a film about Davis, said he expects Davis will continue to place similar toilets around the Baltimore area.