Elmira resident sentenced to 10 years in prison for 2022 shooting death of another man
A former Elmira resident charged with murder after the shooting death of another man almost a year ago faces 10 years in state prison.
Edward D. Baugh, 44, was sentenced Friday in Chemung County Court, and will also serve five years of post-release supervision.
Baugh, who was located and arrested in Hampton, Virginia, two months after the shooting of Bashawn Williams, was initially charged with second-degree murder as part of a 10-count indictment.
The sentence was the outcome of a plea agreement, which resulted in Baugh pleading guilty to a lesser charge of second-degree manslaughter.
The charges against Baugh stemmed from the Feb. 7, 2022 death of Williams, 39, of Elmira, who died following a shooting incident in the area of West Sixth and Johnson streets, Elmira police said.
Officers who were responding to a report of gunfire after 1 a.m. that date found two men with gunshot wounds outside a residence. Both were hospitalized and Williams later died.
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Following a police investigation, a Chemung County grand jury indicted Baugh in connection with the incident. Police believed at that time Baugh had left the area.
Elmira police requested assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task Force, which obtained information about Baugh's presence at a residence in Hampton.
With assistance from the Hampton Police Department, marshals were able to take Baugh into custody without incident last April, and he was extradited to New York to face charges.
He has been incarcerated without bail at the Chemung County Jail since his return.
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