An Archbald man faces charges after a 5-year-old boy told his teacher the man burned his right wrist with a cigarette when the little boy bit his brother.
Brandon Hackenberg, 27, 70 Webster Court in Eynon, was charged with simple assault and endangering the welfare of children, when the boy reported the incident to his teacher, his school principal, and a representatives at the Children's Advocacy Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The boy said Mr. Hackenberg burned him two other times in the past while they were in the car and the boy's brother also had a cigarette burn on his leg, police said.
Mr. Hackenberg was arraigned Thursday and is slated for a preliminary hearing March 13. He was in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bail.
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