BERLIN TOWNSHIP – A man is locked up in Wayne County, charged with assaulting a 4-year-old child and the child's mother.
Police arrested Steven Wojtowicz, 32, of Berlin Township on Monday.
Investigators said Wojtowicz punched the woman and hit, threw, and choked the 4-year-old child.
Arrest papers indicate Wojtowicz also threatened to kill them and bury them in a swamp near their house.
The child was taken to Geisinger Medical Center.
Wojtowicz is locked up in Wayne County with bail set at $500,000.