Youngstown man found guilty of shooting into house

YOUNGSTOWN — A jury today found Michael Bland, 22, was found guilty on the charge of improperly discharging a firearm into a habitation after a Feb. 13 shooting at a home in the 1300 block of Wick Avenue.

Bland will be sentenced at 9 a.m. Tuesday by Judge John Durkin of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

Bland also faced charges of attempted aggravated burglary and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was accused of trying to break into a man’s home and when he could not get in, of retreating and firing at least two shots at the home.

A jury was picked to hear the case Tuesday and heard testimony Wednesday and closing arguments this morning before returning their verdicts about noon.