District Attorney Ray Tierney has proven relentless in his takedown of prolific street criminals, delivering yet another successful conviction this past Friday in the form of Patchogue native Jerry McKoy.
The 58-year-old repeat offender was convicted in a jury trial of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. This and related charges stem from his shooting into a Mastic Beach residence in April of last year, the court found.
“This defendant, a previously convicted violent felon, pulled out an illegal loaded firearm and fired it into the home of an innocent elderly couple following an argument over money,” said DA Tierney.
Evidence established in trial confirmed McKoy and a woman came to verbal blows inside his car on Hickory Road of Mastic Beach in the wee morning hours of April 11th, 2024. The woman exited McKoy’s vehicle, with McKoy following suit soon thereafter.
While searching for the woman, he knocked on the door of a home he believed was hers; upon no answer, he went back to his vehicle, retrieved a loaded semi-automatic handgun, and pulled the trigger. Twice.
The house McKoy fired off two shots into turned out not to be the woman’s after all. It actually belonged to a 78-year-old man and his 66-year-old. They were unharmed in the incident.
The Suffolk County Police Department recovered a 9mm caliber projectile in the couple’s living room the following day. Advanced investigative procedure pinpointed McKoy as the shooter months later. He was arrested on July 29th.
McKoy was previously convicted of Assault in the Second Degree and Burglary in the First Degree. He is due back in forth on June 24th.
Tierney added in his May 16th conviction announcement: “Thanks to the prosecutors and our law enforcement partners, today’s verdict is another step forward in holding perpetrators accountable for this type of senseless violence.”