▁trying ▁to ▁inter pose ▁themselves ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁car , ▁St iet z ▁said , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁feel ▁fear ful . ▁One ▁asked ▁him ▁if ▁his ▁rif le ▁was ▁loaded ; ▁when ▁St iet z ▁confirmed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁other ▁asked ▁him ▁for ▁it , ▁several ▁times , ▁leading ▁St iet z ▁to ▁believe ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁attacked . ▁The ▁two ▁w ard ens ▁then ▁attempted ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁rif le , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁physical ▁struggle ▁between ▁them ▁and ▁St iet z . ▁When ▁they ▁reg ained ▁their ▁feet , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁w ard ens ▁pulled ▁his ▁hand gun ▁and ▁pointed ▁it ▁at ▁St iet z , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁did ▁the ▁same , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁w arden . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁w ard ens ▁made ▁a ▁radio ▁call ▁for ▁backup , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁St iet z ▁said ▁later ▁that ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁realize ▁who ▁they ▁really ▁were ▁and ▁relax ▁slightly . ▁He ▁kept ▁his ▁gun ▁pointed ▁at ▁the ▁w ard ens , ▁he ▁test ified , ▁because ▁they ▁refused ▁to ▁lower ▁their s . ▁Event ually ▁deput y ▁sh er iffs ▁came ▁and , ▁after ▁ass uring ▁St iet z ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁" gang ▁tack led ", ▁took ▁him ▁into ▁cust ody . ▁ ▁St iet z ▁faced ▁six ▁fel ony ▁charges ▁over ▁the ▁incident . ▁At ▁trial ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁j ury ▁conv icted ▁him ▁of ▁two : ▁intention ally ▁pointing ▁a ▁fire arm