The jury took around two-and-a-half hours Monday to reach a verdict in the trial of 42-year-old Michael Lang of  Grundy Center.

Lang was accused of shooting and killing Sergeant Jim Smith during a standoff last April.

Lang was found guilty of Murder in the First Degree by members of the jury.  Lang was also convicted on two other charges for shooting at a police vehicle and for the assault on a Grundy Center Police Officer, which started the whole chain of events.

Lang will be sentenced to life in prison and will be held without bail until sentencing.  The proceedings ended soon after the verdicts were read.

The judge asked the foreperson if the decision was in fact the jury’s verdict and he replied “yes.”  Neither side asked that the jury be polled and the judge dismissed the jury.

The attorneys will discuss a sentencing date with the judge.  The trial was held in Hamilton County at the courthouse in Webster City due to publicity about the case.