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SALEM -- Two Salem residents whose child suffered injuries in September were taken into custody on separate warrants Tuesday afternoon.
Sean Hicks, 26, of 189 E. Third St., was arrested on a warrant for felonious assault and endangering children after officers located him at his residence, with K-9 Simon assisting.
Chasity Buckius, 24, of the same address, was taken into custody in the 800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue on a warrant for endangering children.
Salem Police Detective Dave Talbert said the charges stem from an investigation into injuries suffered by their 5-month-old child, who was taken to Akron Children's Hospital in Boardman on Sept. 7, 2020 and then transferred to Akron Children's Hospital in Akron with injuries "classified as non-accidental trauma."
The child was hospitalized for 15 days and placed with a family member, along with a sibling who was checked out and had no injuries.
Talbert said the 5-month-old child and the sibling were both taken to the hospital by the mother, Buckius, and the maternal grandmother.
The indictments were issued by the grand jury in April.