MCDONALD, Pa. — A jury reached a verdict in the case against a man who was accused of shooting at police officers in McDonald Borough on Friday.
Steven J. Budai, 46, was found not guilty of four counts of assault on a law enforcement officer - firearm discharged.
Four charges of aggravated assault - attempts to cause serious bodily injury to designated individuals were filed against Budai. He was found not guilty of two of those charges and was acquitted on the other two.
A jury did find Budai guilty of possessing an instrument of crime with intent and two counts of recklessly endangering another person.
He was acquitted on two separate charges of recklessly endangering another person.
The charges were filed after an incident that happened on the 300 block of Fairmont Street in September 2025.
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Officers were called to a house in that location for reports of a man who was intoxicated and in distress.
Police said they found Budai at the scene and that, upon their arrival, he began swearing and yelling at them to shoot him. He then retreated into his house and came back outside with a gun, police said.
Budai reportedly fired multiple shots at officers.
He later barricaded himself inside a house, but eventually surrendered peacefully.
Investigators said no one was injured, but multiple police and civilian vehicles were hit.
His sentence is currently pending.
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