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.

This story was originally published July 24, 2016 at 1:08 PM with the headline "Lawrence man guilty of threatening officer with shotgun."