DICKINSON, NY (607NewsNow) — A man is accused of punching a law enforcement officer at the Broome County Correctional Facility.

According to a report from the Broome County Sheriff’s Office, 58-year-old Christopher Dickinson fractured the nose of a female corrections sergeant on June 15. The alleged attack happened shortly after the standard booking procedure had begun.

Dickinson was originally brought in for a felony charge of criminal mischief. He now faces an additional felony charge of assault on a peace officer.