$100K Bail Held for Man Accused of Beating Woman, Boy in Morris County Hotel

The Irvington man arrested last Friday for allegedly beating a woman and her son in a Morris County hotel had his bail held at $100,000 Tuesday.

According to dailyrecord.com, Judge Stuart Minkowitz honored the request made by county prosecutors to keep the bail at $100,000 with no 10-percent option based on a number of factors, including the defendant’s alleged lying to police during the investigation.

Police arrived at the Knights Inn hotel on Rt. 46 in Montville Friday afternoon for a report of an assault. Upon arrival they found Maurice Pearson, 28, had allegedly assaulted a woman he was romantically involved with, and beat her three-year-old son, resulting in severe injuries.

Pearson referred to the boy as his step-son, the report said, and that the man has multiple aliases and an criminal history in Pennsylvania, along with four arrests in New Jersey, but no convictions.

Pearson was forced to surrender his passport and will be prohibited from having any contact with the alleged victim if he makes bail, the report said.

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