Crime & Safety
Father Arrested for Abusing Infant Son
Arrest comes after five-week-old boy hospitalized for traumatic injuries.

A father is under arrest, charged with assaulting his five-week-old son and sending him to the hospital with traumatic injuries.
Portland Police say that Samuel Dominick Phelps, 25, intentionally dropped his son on his head and throwing him into a chair over the weekend.
The infant was hospitalized and is expected to survive.
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Phelps is charged with assault and criminal mistreatment.
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