NILES - A Niles man has been sentenced to prison after being found guilty in mid-January of attacking a neighbor with a baseball bat during a Fourth of July dispute.
 
Kyle McMahan, 25, was sentenced Thursday to an indefinite prison term of two to three years after a Trumbull County jury found him guilty of second-degree felonious assault. 
 
Prosecutors said the incident happened on July 4, 2025, when McMahan approached a neighbor who was setting off fireworks near his home. Authorities said McMahan struck the neighbor on the side of the head with a baseball bat.
 
During the sentencing, the victim delivered an impact statement describing the injuries he suffered from the attack, including hearing loss and a head injury. He also told the court the incident caused emotional trauma to his teenage daughter, who witnessed the assault.
 
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