Area Man Sentenced To 6 Years On Drug, Gun Conviction

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man shot in the ankle by a western Pennsylvania police officer and later found with heroin and cocaine on his person 3 1/2 years ago has been sentenced to six years in prison. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that a federal judge imposed the sentence Friday on 35-year-old Julius Hurt, who pleaded guilty in February to violating federal gun and drug laws. Authorities said a Waynesburg officer responded to a report of an unruly man near the Greene County Courthouse in May 2017 and chased the suspect when he ran. Authorities alleged that Hurt pulled a gun from his waistband and pointed it at the officer, who fired. Authorities said two loaded guns fell next to Hurt as he collapsed. As Hurt was being treated at a West Virginia hospital, a doctor told state police that two large plastic baggie containing white powder were found on the suspect.