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Former BP rig supervisor found not guilty of misdemeanor pollution charge in 2010 Gulf oil spill

Donald Vidrine, a BP well site leader from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, leaves Federal Court during a break in the trial of Deepwater Horizon supervisor Robert Kaluza in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. Vidrine, who pleaded guilty to a pollution charge in connection with the 2010 oil spill testified against Kaluza. (AP Photo/Max Becherer) — Donald Vidrine, a BP well site leader from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, leaves Federal Court during a break in the trial of Deepwater Horizon supervisor Robert Kaluza in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. Vidrine, who pleaded guilty to a pollution charge in connection with the 2010 oil spill testified against Kaluza. (AP Photo/Max Becherer) Donald Vidrine, a BP well site leader from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, leaves Federal Court during a break in the trial of Deepwater Horizon supervisor Robert Kaluza in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. Vidrine, who pleaded guilty to a pollution charge in connection with the 2010 oil spill testified against Kaluza. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

By Associated Press February 26, 2016 1 min read

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Former BP rig supervisor found not guilty of misdemeanor pollution charge in 2010 Gulf oil spill.