Charles McCoy 499760
Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
P. O. Box 45699
Lucasville, Ohio 45699

A man who once faced the death penalty for a string of sniper-style shootings that terrorized the greater Columbus area offered a tearful apology to the family of his victim before agreeing to serve 27 years in prison Tuesday. In a plea agreement reached with Franklin County prosecutors, McCoy dropped his insanity defense and pleaded guilty to 11 felony counts, including involuntary manslaughter for Knisley’s death, less than a month away from his scheduled retrial for the shooting spree that spanned five months.