SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was convicted at jury trial Thursday in McKean County Court for assaulting his then girlfriend last year. Ozzy Strait, 27, was convicted of strangulation and simple assault. The charges were filed by City of Bradford Police Officer Evan Schmidt after he and Sgt. Seth Shephard were dispatched for a report of a strangulation that had just occurred at an apartment building in Bradford. The victim had fled the apartment to a relative’s apartment a block away.