PHILADELPHIA - The son of imprisoned crime boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo was found guilty Tuesday of assaulting a woman on a hospital elevator in November of 1988.

Scarfo Jr., 31, was charged with aggravated assault, possession of an unlawful weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, police said.

As a kid, I used to see Nicky and his boys talking on the beach in Margate, N.J., and thought I was pretty cool when I got an acknowledgment, a "Yo, kid," from Nicky or one of his killers.

When federal prosecutors set their sights on Nicodemo Scarfo, son of reputed Philadelphia mob boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, for alleged illegal gambling and loan-sharking, they had to ...