Albany County inmate accused of having shank in cell

An inmate in the Albany County Jail is facing new charges for having a shank in his cell.

Edgar Gonzalez, 25, was being held on an original charge of criminal possession of a weapon.

A sharpened metal pipe with a cloth wrapped around the other side was found during a routine search of Gonzalez’s cell, investigators said.

Gonalez is now facing additional charges of criminal possession of a weapon.