LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Niagara County District Attorney's Office announced that 43-year-old Luke D. Vaccarella was sentenced to serve 20 years in state prison for his conviction of first-degree assault.
According to the DA, a jury convicted Vaccarella of shooting 16-year-old Nakhii Williams with a handgun during a "drug deal gone bad," and Williams was killed.
“Putting everything else aside, the defendant was sentenced today for a gruesome assault against a 16 year old child. The manner in which the defendant assaulted this young man was particularly grievous and fully warrants the sentence imposed by the judge.”
- Niagara County DA Brian Seaman
