(KAIR)--A Leavenworth man, charged in connection with a fatal 2022 Leavenworth shooting, has been found guilty following a two-day Leavenworth County District Court trial.

According to a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, 34-year-old Ryan Cheatham was found guilty Tuesday on charges of voluntary manslaughter and criminal possession of a firearm.

The charges stem from the fatal shooting of Warren "Sugar Bear" Simon, Jr, who was found lying on the floor in a blood-stained shirt when Leavenworth Police arrived at the apartment where the shooting took place on May 18, 2022.

According to court documents cited in the release, a witness who was inside the apartment when the shooting happened told police Cheatham and the victim were inside the living room hen Cheatham picked up Simon- gun and pointed it at someone. Simon said he didn’t like the way Cheatham was pointing the gun; Cheatham then shot Simon multiple times.

After the shooting, Cheatham fled the apartment but was later taken into police custody at a family member- home.

Cheatham will learn his fate in a Leavenworth County courtroom on March 14, the date of his sentencing.