A group of six of former President Donald Trump's supporters in Texas were sued over a 2020 incident in which their "Trump train" convoy of vehicles surrounded a Biden campaign bus and forced it to exit the interstate.

The civil trial concluded on Monday with five of those six defendants being acquitted and cleared of alleged wrongdoing by a federal jury, Axios reported.

Just one defendant, Eliazar Cisneros, was declared guilty of violating the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871's prohibition against political intimidation, threats, and violence, and he was ordered to pay $30,000 in punitive damages to three plaintiffs on the bus plus an additional $10,000 in compensatory damages to the bus driver, Tim Holloway.

Five of six acquitted

In October 2020, just days before the election, a Biden campaign bus was headed north from San Antonio to Austin on Interstate 35 when it was surrounded by a convoy of dozens of vehicles flying Trump flags that slowed the bus to a crawl and forced it to exit the freeway, according to The Texas Tribune.

Three individuals on the bus -- former Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis (D), Biden campaign staffer David Gins, and bus driver Holloway -- later claimed to have felt intimidated and threatened and filed a civil suit against several participants in the convoy, who they alleged engaged in a conspiracy to violate their rights under the post-Civil War-era law.

The jury saw things differently following a two-week trial, however, and determined that five of the six named defendants -- none of whom were criminally charged over the incident -- had done nothing wrong.

Two of the acquitted defendants, Joeylynn and Robert Mesaros, were thankful to be acquitted after a trial that they said was "rigged" and "stacked" against them, and they are now aiming to force the plaintiffs to cover the attorneys fees they accumulated defending themselves in court, which they estimate to be around $200,000-300,000.

But the plaintiffs are also claiming victory after the one defendant, Cisneros, was found guilty, and attorney Christina Beeler of the Texas Civil Rights Project said the jury's decision sent "a message to the public that threats, intimidation, and violence have no place in American elections," and added, "Today's verdict is a win for our clients, and it's a win for American democracy."

Bus driver "relieved" case is now settled

According to CNN, Cisneros was largely found liable by the jury because his vehicle had sideswiped another vehicle driven by a Biden campaign staffer while the "Trump Train" convoy was surrounding the Biden campaign bus.

The bus driver, Holloway, told reporters he was "relieved" the case was now over and said, "I can appreciate that people have strong opinions, but we have to be able to express our views peacefully."

"Today’s verdict is a very good outcome," he added. "I hope this case discourages people from doing things in the name of politics that endanger lives, and I’m glad that there are legal consequences for perpetrators of threats and intimidation."

Two other defendants, city police previously settled lawsuits

Per the Tribune, former State Sen. Davis said after the verdict, "Each of us really had one interest at heart, and that was making sure that in elections going forward, people will understand that it is not acceptable to intimidate, harass, and threaten people who want nothing more than to express their right to support the candidate of their choice."

The outlet noted that the plaintiffs had initially named two other participants in the pro-Trump caravan as defendants but those individuals previously reached a settlement with undisclosed terms and a public apology for their actions.

The plaintiffs had also filed suit separately against the San Marcos Police Department for allegedly doing nothing to assist the Biden campaign bus despite multiple pleas for help, but that case was settled last year with the city paying $175,000 to the plaintiffs and implementing increased training procedures for officers on dealing with political violence and voter intimidation.