CLAYVILLE, N.Y. HATCHET ATTACK UPDATE

HATCHET ATTACK UPDATE

CLAYVILLE, N.Y. -- The Oneida County Sheriff's Office has taken civil action against the suspect accused of attempting to murder two employees at Pratt & Whitney last Friday.

According to authorities, 23-year-old Zachery Stowell, a Pratt & Whitney employee, allegedly entered the facility and attacked two other employees with a hatchet.

Stowell allegedly first struck Moulay Amrani, a security guard, nine times in the skull; this left Amrani with life-threatening injuries. As of Tuesday, Amrani remains in critical condition at Upstate Medical Center.

After attacking Amrani, Stowell allegedly attacked another employee, Nick Sutton, and struck him four times with the hatchet. Sutton has since been released from Wynn Hospital.

According to the Herkimer County Supreme Court calendar, the Oneida County Sheriff's Office is filing for a temporary Extreme Risk Protection Order, or ERPO against Stowell.

If granted, the order would temporarily restrict Stowell's ability to possess a firearm if found to be a threat to himself or others.

An application for ERPO might cite illegal action taken by the person it's being filed against.

Stowell resides in Poland, which is why the civil action is being handled in Herkimer County.

The hearing is scheduled for Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. with Hon. Mark Rose presiding.

Stowell is charged with two counts of Attempted Murder in the 2nd degree, two counts of Assault in the First Degree, two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, one count of Assault in the 3rd degree and one count of Resisting Arrest.

Stowell is due back in court in the town of Paris this Friday at 2 p.m.