Crime & Safety
Man Throws Shoe, Injures Child: Yorktown Police
The defendant was held pending an arraignment.
YORKTOWN, NY — A Mohegan Lake man was arrested June 8 for allegedly attempting to assault someone and injuring a child. Yorktown Police said Christopher J. Walker, 23, of Stony Street in Mohegan Lake, was charged with third-degree attempted assault and endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanors.
Police said they were called to investigate a domestic dispute around 10:17 p.m. June 8.
After an investigation, police said Walker allegedly tried to hurt someone by recklessly throwing a shoe and striking a 4-year-old in the face. The thrown shoe caused facial swelling and redness, police said.
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Walker was held, pending an arraignment.
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