Chemung County Jail inmate charged after allegedly assaulting two corrections officers

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An Elmira man who is in the Chemung County Jail is facing new charges after he allegedly assaulted two corrections officers.

According to the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office, 29-year-old Dakota W. Baldwin was arrested on Friday after he allegedly struck an officer with a closed fist during an altercation.

A second corrections officer was also injured during the incident.

Baldwin was charged with two counts of second-degree assault, a Class D felony.

He was arraigned and taken back to the Chemung County Jail where he is being held without bail.