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Copy Local Links  click here to The Daily    06-06-03: Jury
finds teen guilty The Daily Standard      A Maria Stein man was
found guilty Thursday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court in a
case stemming from a friendship gone bad.     The incidents,
which spanned a period from December 2001 to May 2002, involved
three death threats, damage to a friend's car and the theft of
his belongings.     Darren R. Bergman, 19, 8060 Huwer Road, will
be sentenced July 27 on charges of menacing by stalking, a
fourth-degree felony, and aggravated menacing and criminal
damaging, both first-degree misdemeanors.     The felony carries
a maximum sentence of six to 18 months in prison and a $10,000
fine. Each of the misdemeanors offer the possibility of up to
180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.     Jury foreman Mike Gehle
handed the verdict to the court bailiff shortly after 7 p.m.,
ending nearly four hours of deliberation.     Bergman looked
intently at the bench as Ju