ASSAULT - NORFOLK — Wilfred A. Middlemiss, 21, of 17 W. Main St., was charged Saturday by St. Lawrence County sheriff’s deputies with misdemeanor count of third-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

Middlemiss is accused of assaulting and injuring a 15-year-old family member whom police did not name.

He was arraigned by Potsdam Town Justice James Mason and released on his own recognizance. He is scheduled to appear in Norfolk Town Court. An order of protection was issued for the victim, deputies said.

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