3-Yr-Old Receives Stitches after Man Throws Ashtray
HARRISON VALLEY – Josh Wheaton, age 30, of Harrison Valley, has been charged by State Police with simple assault and recklessly endangering another person, after he allegedly threw an ashtray, striking a 3-year-old toddler in the forehead.
Police say during an argument on September 27 Wheaton recklessly attempted to throw the ashtray across the room at a couch. Instead of hitting the couch, the ashtray struck the boy in the forehead, resulting in the child receiving stitches.
Wheaton was arrested and arraigned in front of District Judge Delores G. Bristol and released on $2,500 unsecured bail.
