An Orwigsburg man has been jailed in Schuylkill County on charges that he assaulted his 9-year-old son.

State police at the Schuylkill Haven barracks said Richard Lord, 28, is charged with aggravated assault, strangulation, simple assault, endangering the welfare of a child and harassment.

He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Andrew J. Serina and was unable to post bail, having been committed to the Schuylkill County Prison, Pottsville.

Police said they were called to the child’s school to investigate a report of the boy having facial injuries. Police determined he was assaulted by Lord between 7 and 9 p.m. Sept. 3 at a property on Long Run Road in Wayne Township.