(KNZA)--Charges have been filed against an Elwood man in connection with a domestic disturbance earlier this month during which a child suffered a gunshot wound.
29-year-old Jeffrey Ungerer is facing felony charges of aggravated battery and aggravated endangering a child along with a misdemeanor count of domestic battery.
He was arrested November 22nd on a Doniphan County warrant charging him in connection with the November 16th incident at an Elwood Apartment complex
Authorities say a 5-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to the foot when a weapon was discharged during the disturbance. The boy was transported to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph for treatment.
The incident was investigated by the Elwood Police Department with the assistance of the Doniphan County Sheriff’s Department and Wathena Police Department.
Ungerer remains in the Doniphan County Jail on a total bond of $51,540.
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