Dubuque Man Arrested For Injuring His Teenage Son

Police said a Dubuque man hit a teen in the face with a piece of wood and punched him repeatedly, breaking a bone. 34 year old Jared Manuel was arrested Monday  on a warrant charging willful injury-serious injury. Reports say that Manuel assaulted his 14-year-old son Saturday at their residence. The teen reported that Manuel grabbed a piece of wood that was broken from a dresser and struck the teen on the leg and across the side of the face.  Manuel then punched the teen in the left eye two to three times with a closed fist. The teen was taken to MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center where he was diagnosed with a fractured orbital bone.