Niagara Falls man sentenced 19 years in prison after hitting cashier with hammer

Falls man sentenced to 19-year prison term for attack on gas station cashier

LOCKPORT — A Niagara Falls man who admitted to violently attacking a LaSalle gas station cashier is on his way to state prison for almost two decades.

Niagara Falls man sentenced 19 years in prison after hitting cashier with hammer

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Niagara Falls man was sentenced to 19 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to harming a gas station cashier, the Niagara County District Attorney said Tuesday. Darrion A. Cotton, 59, admitted to striking the cashier in the head with a hammer during a robbery in January 2024 in Niagara [...]

Niagara Falls Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Bloody Hammer Attack on Gas Station Clerk

A Niagara Falls man who admitted to carrying out a violent hammer attack on a gas station employee during a robbery has been sentenced to nearly two decades in state prison. State Supreme Court Judge Mario Giacobbe imposed a 19-year prison sentence Tuesday on 59-year-old Darrion A. Cotton following his guilty plea to first-degree assault. The conviction stems from a January 19th, 2024 attack at a gas station located at 63rd and Buffalo Avenue in…