NORWICH – A former part-time corrections officer at the Chenango County Correctional Facility, U.S. Marine and Iraq war veteran made an appearance in county court Monday for a review of his conditions of release.

On July 31, Edward J. Knuth Jr. was charged with second degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class E felony, and first degree unlawful imprisonment, a class D felony, for an alleged domestic dispute which occurred on July 30. Knuth is accused of detaining, choking and threatening his then-girlfriend during the incident. He was also charged with a trio of class A misdemeanors at the time: third degree assault, second degree menacing and criminal obstruction of breathing.