ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to serve time in state prison for the May 2024 shooting on East Washington Avenue in Elmira that resulted in the death of Norman Cherry, as stated in a release from the Chemung County District Attorney’s Office.
Dante M. Baldwin, 30, was sentenced on Friday, Dec. 19, to 25 years to life in state prison for the crime of murder in the second degree, the DA stated. Baldwin was also sentenced to ten years in state prison, followed by five years post-release supervision for two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. Baldwin’s sentence for the murder crime and weapons crimes will run concurrently, according to the release.
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Baldwin’s sentencing stems from a shooting outside Gush’s Thirsty Bear on East Washington Avenue in May 2024 that resulted in the death of Norman Cherry, according to previous reports. The DA previously reported that Baldwin shot Cherry six times, resulting in his death. Baldwin was officially charged with the crime in October of 2024, after being found on a superior court warrant, previous reports stated.
Baldwin testified that the shooting was justified, claiming Cherry tried to pull a gun, but the jury rejected that claim, according to previous reports…