Arrest Made in Penn Yan Baseball Bat Assault

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Photo: Lucas Day, Finger Lakes Daily News

Police have arrested a man they say assaulted a Penn Yan resident with a baseball bat and then attempted to strike them with his car.

Witnesses say 30-year-old Dakota Pielow left the scene in the area of Carpenter Lane before police arrived. The Painted Post man was located a short time later and was arrested without incident. The victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital.

Pielow was charged with assault, attempted assault, reckless endangerment, and criminal possession of a weapon.

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