The Chenango County Sheriff's Office says a man is in custody after an assault last week in the Town of Sherburne.

According to the office, a call came in around 12:30 on April 25th for a report of an assault in progress. The caller told 911 that they were watching a person being assaulted with what appeared to be a knife on a security system.

The office says Moulaye El Ghali Moulaye Ely entered into a verbal dispute with the victim and during the dispute, attempted to stab the victim with a butter knife. He then struck the victim with a hammer.

Moulaye Ely was arrested and charged with Assault in the 2nd degree and Menacing in the 2nd degree. He was arraigned and taken to the Chenango Correctional Division on $20,000 cash bail. This incident is under investigation and more action is likely in the future, according to the office.