Wichita ? A Newton man was found guilty Wednesday of capital murder in the April 2005 death of a Harvey County sheriff’s deputy.

Gregory Moore also was found guilty of four counts of attempted capital murder, one count of aggravated kidnapping and one count of criminal possession of a firearm in the shootout following a domestic violence call at his home. Harvey County Deputy Kurt Ford was killed and Hesston police Detective Chris Eilert wounded when they stormed the home.

The case was moved to Wichita for trial before Sedgwick County District Judge David Kennedy because the judges in Harvey County knew Ford. Jurors deliberated for less than four hours before reaching their verdict.

Moore, who showed no emotion as the verdict was read, could be sentenced to death for the capital murder conviction. The sentencing phase of the trial was to begin Wednesday afternoon.

The courtroom was packed with law enforcement officials and family members of the victims, who hugged each other and cried after the verdict was read.

Moore’s attorney admitted his client killed Ford but argued that Moore’s state of mind was at issue. Moore’s attorney, Gary Owens, said the shooting was neither planned nor premeditated and that his client was not acting rationally.

“He did not intend to kill him. It was a pure reaction to what was going on at that time,” Owens told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday.

Stephen Maxwell, the assistant attorney general prosecuting the case, told jurors the shooting was “no mistake, no accident – it was intentional.”

“He pointed the gun at the officers and fired at them,” Maxwell said during closing arguments.

Maxwell also pointed to testimony that Moore had told a friend he “blasted” the officers. He said Alveda Sparks, who lived with the defendant, testified that Moore said he wouldn’t go back to jail and that there was going to be a bloodbath.

And, Maxwell said, 11 rifles and two handguns were in the home.

According to testimony at trial, authorities came to the home after receiving a frantic 911 call from Sparks’ daughter, who said Moore was holding her mother against her will.

Owens asked jurors to consider that Moore’s behavior and slurred speech was an indication he was intoxicated or high on meth. But Maxwell told them there was no evidence presented to support those assertions.