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.