NORWICH – A Norwich City Court Judge has granted the district attorney’s request to double the bail of a part-time county corrections officer accused of detaining, choking and threatening a woman with a gun during a domestic dispute.

Edward J. Knuth Jr. was arrested Sunday by the Norwich City Police following investigation into the incident, which took place in the City of Norwich.

He has been charged with two felonies – second degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class E felony, and first degree unlawful imprisonment, a class D felony – as well as third degree assault, second degree menacing and criminal obstruction of breathing, all Class A misdemeanors.

Knuth was arraigned in Norwich City Court and remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $50,000 cash bail.

Yesterday, District Attorney Joseph McBride asked Judge James Downey to increase Knuth’s bail to $100,000, citing the violent nature of the incident, the defendant’s behavior on the night in question and conversations with the victim. Present were two Norwich City Police officers, prepared to give testimony if needed.