LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - October 31, 2008
Police say 27-year-old Joey Melendez of Plainfield, Conn., has
been arraigned on charges including aggravated assault and
endangering the welfare of a child. District Judge Maynard Hamilton
Jr. has ordered him held in Lancaster County Prison on $150,000
bail. It's not immediately known if he has an attorney.
West Lampeter Township Police Corporal Kirk Bedsole says
Melendez is accused of burning the toddler, kneeing him, whipping
him with a belt and beating him with a shoe. He says emergency room
doctors say the beatings took place over several hours Tuesday
night.
Neighbors heard screams and called police. Bedsole says Melendez
gave excuses that did not fit with the severity of the injuries.
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