Man guilty in 2008 shootout with police

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A prosecutor says he’ll ask for a maximum sentence of 40 to 90 years for a man convicted of attempted homicide and other charges in a shootout with police.

Thirty-seven-year-old John Ray, of Altoona, was convicted Thursday of attempted homicide for shooting at Altoona officer Jack Kuhn III on Nov. 22, 2008.

A Blair County jury rejected attempted homicide charges involving two other officers who were not directly in the line of fire when Ray fired nine shots at police chasing him after a traffic stop but convicted him of aggravated assault and other charges.

District Attorney Richard Consiglio says Ray could spend life in prison if the judge imposes the maximum sentence May 17.

Ray remains paralyzed from the shootout.