WARREN Man convicted of shooting is sentenced to prison term

During sentencing, the judge noted that this is not the first time the 75-year-old man had been convicted of a shooting.
By PEGGY SINKOVICH
VINDICATOR TRUMBULL STAFF
WARREN -- A 75-year-old man convicted of aggravated assault and illegal possession of a weapon has been sentenced to 31/2 years in prison.
Clyde Stephens of Tod Avenue Southwest was sentenced Monday by Judge Peter Kontos of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.
Plan to appeal: Stephens and his attorney, John Large, say they plan to appeal.
Judge Kontos ordered that Stephens be transferred to Lorain Correctional Institution as soon as possible to begin serving his sentence.
Stephens was convicted last month of shooting David Hollie, 22, of Palmyra, with a .32-caliber gun after an argument at Stephens' home on April 3, 1999.
Police said Hollie had gone to Stephens' home and pushed Stephens.
Hollie was not charged.
Ken Bailey, an assistant Trumbull County prosecutor, said the bullet hit Hollie in the back of the neck, but he was not seriously injured.
Hollie testified during the trial that he pushed Stephens and knocked him to the ground moments before he was shot.
Hollie also testified that he went to Stephens' home because Stephens had argued with Hollie's mother earlier that day. Hollie did not say why the two were arguing.
Convicted before: During sentencing, Judge Kontos noted that this is not the first time Stephens was convicted of a shooting.
Stephens pleaded guilty in 1995 to a charge of aggravated assault and carrying a concealed weapon. Prosecutors said he shot a used-car salesman who worked at Easy Al's Auto Sales on Youngstown Road.
Stephens had been complaining about an exhaust system in a car he had bought from the dealer before shooting the salesman in the finger, police said.
Stephens was sentenced to six months in county jail and three years' probation, court records state.