Joseph Thomas Convicted & Restaurant News: A Week In Review

1. After almost two weeks of jury selection, seven days of witnesses and two days of deliberation, .

Thomas, 28, did not speak in court while the judge read the jury's verdict. However, he did protest as the Lake County sheriff's deputies escorted him from the court in handcuffs.

"I didn't do this (expletive deleted,)" Thomas said.

Thomas was also convicted on charges of tampering with evidence and aggravated robbery. All totalled, he was convicted of 11 felony counts.

Read more about the Thomas trial here.

Thomas' punishment will be selected during a hearing that begins next Wednesday. He could possibly be sentenced to death.

2. There was a lot of restaurant news in Mentor this week.

First, Scramber Marie's opened its newest location on Mentor Avenue.

Then, Zoup announced its grand opening will be next week.

Finally, Melt may have its opening delayed because of a fire in the kitchen.

3. While the release of state report cards has been delayed, the Ohio Department of Education has released some information on school districts.

The preliminary data shows Mentor Public Schools as the only district in Lake County to both meet Adequate Yearly Progress and earn above the Value-Added Measure.

The preliminary information also shows Mentor students scored well on the standardized tests used as indicators. Specifically, Mentor Public Schools met 24 out of 24 of the indicators released.

Read more about the school district's preliminary report here.

4. Some good news for the city of Mentor: .

5. Finally, check out our video from the Mentor Police K-9s meet 'n greet earlier this week.