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On Charges of AssaultBy Sentinel StaffA Sitka couple was arraigned in Sitka Superior Court today on felony charges of physical abuse of their four-month-old baby boy.The mother, Casey Orona, 35, was charged with felony assault in the third degree, and the child's father, Zak D. Wass, 36, was charged with violating conditions of release. Wass had been charged with felony assault in the second degree, domestic violence, on April 10, and released without bail at that time.After their arraignment today both Orona and Wass were released on their own recognizance. Both had been arrested Thursday night and held in jail until today's court hearing.The couple's baby, identified as I.O. in charging documents, and their four-year-old daughter, CO., were taken into emergency custody by OCS on March 24.Conditions of release for both defendants that were imposed at today'sarraignment were that neither was to have any contact with I.O. or CO. except as allowed by the state Office of Child Services.The assault case has been under investigation by the Sitka Police Department since 2:40 a.m. March 24, when the department was informed by the Ketchikan office of the state OCS that “there was a four-month-old baby at the Mt Edgecumbe Hospital emergency room that may have been a victim of child abuse.Sitka police released to the Sentinel the 13-page criminal complaint and probable cause statement filed with the Sitka court April 10 charging Wass with felony assault in the second degree.The second paragraph of the criminal complaint filed by Sitka Police Sgt Lance Ewers reads:“During the course of this investigation, Dr. Kimberly Capp told SPD investigators Officer Amber Blackmon Continued on the Back PageState Not Movine Ahead
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Daily Sitka Sentinel
Sitka, Alaska, US
Fri, Apr 16, 2021
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