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Homeless man charged with burglary, knocking 1-year-old child to the floor

A man, reportedly homeless, was arraigned on burglary and other charges Wednesday from an incident that happened earlier in the day in Weissport.

During the alleged burglary, a 1-year-old child was reportedly pushed to the floor by the defendant and suffered a bruised cheek.Jonathan Spyros Matthew Hortis, 25, had the arraignment before District Judge Edward Lewis of Jim Thorpe.Hortis, whose address on the affidavit is 101 Lehigh Drive, Lehighton, is charged with burglary, simple assault, theft by unlawful taking and criminal mischief.He was sent to the Carbon County Correctional Facility in lieu of $50,000 bail.The arrest was made by trooper Marvin Shair of the Lehighton barracks of the state police.Shair said he was summoned to 221 White St., Weissport, at 12:42 p.m. Wednesday for a burglary in process.At the residence was Lynn Mariani and a 1-year-old boy, who is Hortis' son. Mariana baby-sits the boy for Christine Daubert, Hortis' former girlfriend. Daubert wasn't home at the time.The affidavit says when Hortis arrived at the residence, Mariani refused to let him enter. The defendant then allegedly forced his way into the home.Inside the house, Hortis allegedly damaged a laptop computer, stole medication valued at $50 belonging to Daubert, and "Hortis was so upset that he knocked (the youngster) to the ground when he was walking."Mariani told police that Hortis broke the laptop over his knee.Daubert told police that Hortis never lived at her residence and "that she specifically told him that he is not welcomed at her residence."Daubert also told police that Hortis is homeless and slept in a car the previous night.A hearing for Hortis is scheduled for 1:45 p.m. on April 30 before Lewis.