NY Man Faces Charges In Injuries To Teaneck Infant Twins

TEANECK, NJ – A 27-year-old New York father faces charges after authorities say assaulted his twin infants while taking care of them.

Jonathan Melendez, of the Bronx, was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child following an investigation after a woman brought two infants into Hackensack University Medical Center with multiple injuries, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.

When the mother brought the twins in Wednesday, one of them appeared to be unresponsive and both had multiple fractures, as well as head trauma, Musella said.

Shortly after, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the prosecutor’s office regarding the twins and an investigation was launched, he said.

The prosecutor’s office and Teaneck police department determined that the babies had been in the custody of Melendez while the injuries were sustained, Musella said.

One of the infants is in stable condition and the other remains critical, he said.

Melendez was arrested, charged and transported to county jail pending his first appearance in court, Musella said.