HARFORD, N.Y. (WHCU) – A Cortland County man is awaiting his day in court.
Cortland County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 40-year-old Adam Root, of Harford, around 11:36 p.m. Saturday, May 6, after a reported assault. Investigators say Root got into a dispute with someone he knows and hit them in the head with a baseball bat, causing physical injuries.
Root is charged with felony assault and misdemeanor criminal possession of a weapon. He’s being held in Cortland County Jail with no bail. Root will appear in Harford Town court on June 7, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.