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Ian D. McMahon, of 20 Thornton Ave. Apt. 412, was arrested Jan. 7, 2017 after .Ìý

According to the Auburn Police Department, the 31-year-old assaulted the women with an aluminum baseball bat shortly after 10 a.m. Police said McMahon had confronted one of the employees after he was kicked out of the store earlier that day. He then assaulted the second employee after she tried to prevent him from hitting the first.

McMahon was eventually disarmed by a customer who held him at the gas station until police arrived. Both women were taken to Auburn Community Hospital with arm, hand and back injuries.Ìý

Police charged McMahon with three felonies: two counts of second-degree assault and one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. However, in Cayuga County criminal court Tuesday, District Attorney Jon Budelmann let him plead guilty to criminal possession of a weapon, a class D felony, in full satisfaction of the charges.Ìý

McMahon could face up to seven years in prison, but Judge Mark Fandrich agreed to sentence him to a range of either one to three years or 1 1/3 to four years in prison. McMahon's sentencing has been scheduled for June 6.Ìý

Also in court: 

• A Weedsport man was sentenced to prison Tuesday for stealing a compressor from a shed in Cayuga County.Ìý

Jacob Pratt, 24, of 3688 E. Brutus St., was arrested in October 2016 and charged with third-degree burglary, a class D felony.

According to the district attorney, Pratt pleaded guilty in February, admitting he stole the equipment from a neighbor's shed to support a heroin addiction. In addition, Budelmann said Pratt was on probation at the time for petit larceny.Ìý

"Community supervision just hasn't worked for him," Budelmann said in court.Ìý

Judge Fandrich agreed, sentencing Pratt to one to three years in prison. Fandrich also included a shock camp order to ensure Pratt is able to participate in substance abuse treatment while incarcerated.Ìý

• An Auburn man was sentenced to prison Tuesday for selling narcotics in Cayuga County.Ìý

Michael Covert, of 18 Grant St., pleaded guilty in December 2016 to fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and fourth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, both felonies. At the time, the 42-year-old admitted selling diazepam and hydrocodone in January and May of 2015.Ìý

A second felony offender, Covert was previously convicted of two felonies and four misdemeanors. He was sentenced Tuesday to 2 1/2 years in prison followed by two years post-release supervision.Ìý

• An Auburn woman pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance for selling narcotics in Cayuga County.Ìý

Tracie Murphy, 42, of 38 Holley St., was initially charged with third-degree criminal sale and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, but Budelmann allowed her to plead guilty Tuesday to one of the charges.Ìý

During her plea, Murphy admitted to selling three oxycodone pills to someone in Auburn in July 2015.Ìý

Murphy could face up to nine years in prison and two years post-release supervision, but Fandrich agreed to sentence her to no worse than one to three years in prison with a shock camp order. He will also consider a term of shock probation.

Murphy is scheduled to be sentenced June 6.Ìý