Lordstown man guilty of assault on officers

CLEVELAND — A federal court jury convicted George Rafidi, 60, of Lordstown, of assaulting federal officers while brandishing a gun in an Oct. 8 confrontation at his residence.

The verdict came today at the end of a two-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge Patricia A. Gaughan, who will sentence Rafidi at 11:30 a.m. July 7.

Rafidi twice pointed a .357-caliber revolver at the officers before Lordstown Detective Christopher Bordonaro fired several shots at Rafidi, according to Daniel K. DeVille, a deputy U.S. Marshal, who filed an affidavit and testified in a detention hearing.

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