GOULDSBORO - A Stroudsburg man is charged with burning a man he was entrusted to care for with a hot iron at a Wayne County residential facility.
Christopher Lein, 30, was charged with neglect of care of a dependent person, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and unsworn falsification to authorities.
In late December, Mr. Lein burned the care-dependent Anthony Hannah, 53, on his stomach, back and shoulder at the Keystone Residential Facility.
Mr. Hannah was treated at a trauma burn center for third-degree burns. Mr. Lein's and Mr. Hannah's DNA was recovered from the iron.
Mr. Lein posted bail set at $75,000. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.