Man Acquitted In Slaying Of Officer Convicted Of Assault

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man acquitted in the shooting death of a western Pennsylvania police officer eight years ago has been convicted of assaulting a deputy sheriff as law enforcement officers were trying to serve an arrest warrant nearly two years ago. Jurors in Westmoreland County convicted 39-year-old Ray Shetler Jr. of aggravated assault and other counts in the December 2021 confrontation in St. Clair Township. His attorney declined comment. In 2018, Shetler was acquitted of murder in the November 2015 shooting death of 54-year-old police officer Lloyd Reed, who had responded to a domestic violence call. Shetler said he didn’t know Reed was an officer and acted in self-defense.