Man who shot at NYPD officers in Jackson Heights in 2011 convicted, faces 80 years to life

A Manhattan man was convicted of two counts of attempted murder and other related crimes for shooting at two police officers, who had attempted to question him after spotting him on a Jackson Heights street corner wearing a disguise.

Antonio Olmeda, 66, of Fifth Avenue, was convicted by a jury after they deliberated for just ten minutes before reaching a verdict on June 27.

It was the second time Olmeda was convicted in the case. Due to a procedural issue involving the defendant’s sentence on a federal matter, the state judge was unable to honor Olmeda’s original plea of guilty in July 2016, and the case was returned to Queens Supreme Court for trial…

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