Saratoga County inmate facing new charges in jail

A Saratoga Springs man already in the Saratoga County Jail is facing new charges.

Paul Haggerty, 39, is accused of having a battery, tobacco and a pencil while he was an inmate at the Saratoga County Jail.

Investigators with the sheriff’s department say Haggerty tried to swallow the tobacco when confronted by staff at the jail.