<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2nnHo7_1GtIJ50c00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2nnHo7_1GtIJ50c00" width="1174" height="660" >EUGENE, Ore. — A 30-year-old Eugene man was arrested Saturday night after police said he chased down a group of children at apartments on Lincoln Street and struck a 9-year-old in the face with a large stick, according to the Eugene Police Department (EPD).The 9-year-old had been playing ding-dong-ditch with a group of children at the apartments over several days. At one apartment, the man, identified as Collin McPherson Lounsbury, came out and chased the group, catching up to the juvenile and hitting him in the face with a stick.EPD described the stick as solid wood, 1 1/2 inches in diameter, about 2 feet long and sharpened at one end. A witness reportedly said Lounsbury also swung the stick at a female child in the group but missed.The 9-year-old was transported to the hospital.EPD said Lounsbury was lodged at the Lane County Jail on charges of second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon.</div></body>

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EUGENE, Ore. — A 30-year-old Eugene man was arrested Saturday night after police said he chased down a group of children at apartments on Lincoln Street and struck a 9-year-old in the face with a large stick, according to the Eugene Police Department (EPD). The 9-year-old had been playing...

Eugene man arrested after assaulting 9-year-old playing ding-dong-ditch

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EUGENE, Ore. — A 30-year-old Eugene man was arrested Saturday night after police said he chased down a group of children at apartments on Lincoln Street an

Eugene man arrested after assaulting 9-year-old playing ding-dong-ditch

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