An East Ridge man was charged today with two counts of child abuse, according to police.
About 12:24 a.m., East Ridge Police responded to a disorder at 5326 Bennett Road and found two 13-year-old females had been struck multiple times by Richard Jones, 49, who lives at the residence, said Erik Hopkins, police spokesman.
Mr. Jones was taken to the Hamilton County Jail and charged with two counts of child abuse and will appear in East Ridge Municipal Court Tuesday at 5 p.m., Mr. Hopkins said.
His bond has been set at $3,000, Mr. Hopkins said.