Columbia man guilty in SWAT team shooting

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A Columbia man was found guilty Thursday of attempted second-degree murder after police said he engaged a Howard County SWAT team in a shootout.

A jury found Delcarlos Johnnie Jacobs, 22, guilty of attempted second-degree murder against one officer and assault on 14 officers. The attempted murder charge carries a penalty of up to 30 years in prison. The assault charges carry a maximum penalty of five years incarceration.

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