SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — A former mixed martial arts fighter has been convicted of assaulting an upstate New York police officer who suffered a fractured skull while trying to arrest the man.
A jury deliberated less than three hours Wednesday before finding 33-year-old James Hilton of Lake George guilty of a felony assault charge for the August 2015 attack that left Schenectady Police Officer Mark Weekes with serious injuries.
Authorities say Hilton was drunk on a Schenectady street when Weekes attempted to take him into custody. Hilton attacked the officer, punching him more than two dozen times and fracturing his skull.