Dad charged with hitting son with TV remote

Associated Press

IRWIN, Pa.

A western Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he threw a television remote control at the head of his 8-year-old son.

Irwin Police Chief Joe Pocsatko says Scott Lackey, 47, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault and harassment in the alleged incident Sunday night.

The chief says Lackey blamed the incident on his son, claiming the boy has attention-deficit disorder and “wakes up in the morning and starts talking and doesn’t stop all day.”

Police say the boy was hurt badly enough to be treated for a “visible injury” at a hospital.

Online court records don’t list an attorney for Lackey who was jailed Monday. His wife filed a protection-from-abuse order Tuesday.

Child welfare workers are also investigating.

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