北德克薩斯州比特幣礦場運營商因 12 項噪音指控被判無罪

非法人胡德縣一家比特幣礦場和資料中心的工廠經理因 12 項噪音違規罪名被判無罪。

The operator of a bitcoin mine and data center in Hood County, Texas, has been found not guilty on 12 counts of noise violations.

德州胡德縣一家比特幣礦場和資料中心的營運商因 12 項噪音違規罪名被判無罪。

Defendant David Fischer, plant manager for Marathon Digital, was found not guilty by a jury on Tuesday.

週二，陪審團裁定馬拉松數位公司工廠經理被告大衛費雪無罪。

The Hood County attorney who represented the residents and presented the noise citations said he was "disappointed for the victims in the case."

代表居民並提出噪音罰單的胡德縣檢察官表示，他「對該案的受害者感到失望」。

“The feedback I received from jurors is they believed it was an unreasonable noise. However, they had trouble connecting it with the individual defendant, David Fischer,” said Hood County Attorney Matt Mills.

「我從陪審員那裡收到的回饋是，他們認為這是一種不合理的噪音。然而，他們很難將其與個人被告大衛費雪聯繫起來，」胡德縣檢察官馬特米爾斯說。

“Testimony was that he was the plant manager. But the jury’s questions revolved around how much control did he have over operations, and how much he could alleviate the noise problems.”

「證詞顯示他是工廠經理。但陪審團的問題圍繞著他對運營有多少控制權，以及他能在多大程度上緩解噪音問題。

The case began with noise citations written by Hood County Constable John Shirley, who recorded several readings above 85 decibels over the past few months. This is the state threshold for which noise is considered unreasonable.

此案始於胡德縣警員 John Shirley 撰寫的噪音傳票，他在過去幾個月記錄了多次超過 85 分貝的噪音讀數。這是噪聲被認為不合理的狀態閾值。

The case centered around citations addressed specifically to Fisher, not Marathon Digital.

該案件主要針對費雪而非 Marathon Digital 的引用。

Residents have complained about increased health issues due to the mine’s nonstop noise and expressed concerns about the operation's impact on the state power grid and the environment.

居民抱怨礦井不間斷的噪音導致健康問題增加，並對礦井作業對國家電網和環境的影響表示擔憂。

Fort Worth-based law firm Gill & Brissette represented Marathon Digital and David Fischer in the case. The firm did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the verdict but notified a Star-Telegram reporter of the verdict Tuesday afternoon.

沃思堡律師事務所 Gill & Brissette 在此案中代表 Marathon Digital 和 David Fischer。該公司沒有立即回應對判決發表評論的請求，但周二下午將判決通知了《星電報》記者。

Representatives for Marathon Digital were not immediately available for comment. The company said in a previous interview that it was working to make the operation quieter and that it was the least remote bitcoin operation it has in Texas.

未能立即聯繫到 Marathon Digital 的代表發表評論。該公司在先前的一次採訪中表示，它正在努力讓操作更加安靜，這是德州最不偏遠的比特幣操作。

Staff Writer James Hartley contributed to this report

特約撰稿人詹姆斯·哈特利為本報告做出了貢獻