NEW CASTLE Man convicted in 2002 shooting

NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- A city man faces up to 49 years in prison after being convicted in a shooting that left one man disabled.
Jermaine Wilson, 21, of Beech Street was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault, both felonies, two counts of reckless endangering, both misdemeanors, possessing a firearm without a license and discharging a firearm in the city.
According to District Attorney Matthew Mangino, Wilson was involved in an altercation with Michael Polite, 34, of Youngstown on Sept. 8, 2002, inside the West Side Mini-Mart on West Washington Street. Polite ran from the Mini-Mart as Wilson began shooting and he was shot in the foot, Mangino said.
Another man, Donald Altman, 66, of New Castle, was walking down the street and was shot in the back. He is now disabled, Mangino said.
Wilson remains in the Lawrence County Jail. His sentencing date has not been set yet.
The prosecution was handled by Assistant District Attorney Thomas Bashara. Judge J. Craig Cox presided over the trial in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.