LAWRENCE – It took a Lawrence Superior Court jury just 25 minutes to acquit a Peabody man of the most serious charges lodged against him stemming from a home invasion last winter in Lynn.Rafael Zammit, 30, of 8 Aborn St., Peabody, went on trial last week on charges of home invasion, armed assault with intent to murder, armed assault in a dwelling, assault and battery, threats to commit the crime to kill and violation of a restraining order.A 12-person jury found Zammit guilty of one indictment, violation of a restraining order, and innocent on the five remaining charges.Judge Richard E. Welch III postponed sentencing until Friday morning.In the meantime, Zammit remains free on a monitoring device.The charge of violating a 209A order carries up to two and a half years in jail.Prosecutors had accused Zammit of barging into his estranged wife’s home in Lynn at 180 Judge Road shortly after 8 p.m. on Feb. 26.Once inside, Zammit was accused of attacking 30-year-old Jarred Jones with a knife, causing a slash to his hand.
