Charges pending after assault in Utica

Formal charges were pending yesterday against a Seneca man jailed after the assault of a woman on Utica’s Padgett Street.  The woman was airlifted for hospital treatment.  A possible person of interest was developed and a Seneca man was detained after investigators say he was found walking along Goddard Avenue.  Officers responded to the Padgett Street address yesterday morning.  According to a statement, “The investigation is ongoing and the Sheriff’s Office will not be releasing any further information at this time….”