Auburn, NY - District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonacci announced today that Zachariah MCKOY, 30, of Geneva, New York pled guilty to the entire indictment pending against him, which included one count of Assault in the First Degree, a Class B Armed Violent Felony, and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, Class C Armed Violent Felony, in Cayuga County Court before the Honorable Thomas G. Leone this morning.
The charges arose when MCKOY and his co-defendant, Antoine CLARK, fired at each other during an argument outside of Lavish Lounge Bar and Restaurant on June 26, 2022. An employee was caught in the crossfire and was shot multiple times causing serious physical injury. The co-defendant, CLARK, previously pled guilty to two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and faces a 15-year determinate prison sentence, followed by 5 years of post-release supervision.
MCKOY is scheduled to be sentenced on December 21, 2023. He faces a determinate term of imprisonment of 14 years followed by 5 years of post-release supervision.
