Police have arrested the man accused of repeatedly hitting a toddler outside a Target store in Orange, then arguing with bystanders who tried to intervene.
According to police, Shaun Williams, 31, of New Haven, struck the 3-year-old multiple times in the parking lot of the store on Boston Post Road on Jan. 22.
Police said Williams argued with witnesses who saw what was happening and confronted him.
Williams was arrested Feb. 6 and been charged with third-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace and risk of injury to a minor.
He was slated to appear in court Feb. 9.
