Lawrence man guilty of threatening officer with shotgun

A 26-year-old Lawrence man shot and wounded by police in 2014 was found guilty of charges stemming from when he leveled a loaded shotgun at the officer.

Zachary James Ortiz was convicted Friday in Douglas County court of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports the charge stemmed from an incident on June 23, 2014, when Lawrence Police Officer Skyler Richardson responded to a call of shots being fired.

Richardson said that when he entered the home, Ortiz refused to drop a shotgun he aimed at the officer. Richardson then fired on Ortiz, wounding him. Authorities earlier determined the shooting was justified.

Ortiz is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 26.