CLEARFIELD – A Morrisdale man will stand trial for assaulting a woman under his care.
After a preliminary hearing Wednesday during centralized court, all charges against Jordan Paul Albarano, 33, were held to court by District Judge Mike Morris, sending the case on to the county court.
Albarano is charged with misdemeanor counts of simple assault, neglect of care dependant person, and abuse of care dependent person, as well as summary harassment. He is being held in the county jail in lieu of $75,000 bail.
The criminal complaint details how on July 23 police were called to a Morrisdale residence regarding an assault on a woman by Albarano who was the victim’s care giver.
When they arrived, they saw the victim had dried blood on the right side of her face and her neck. Her chest and arms were also severely bruised.
She related that she was lying in bed when she yelled for Albarano to bring her a glass of lemonade. Albarano was furious when he entered her room and hit her on the side of the face, she told police. He then allegedly grabbed her by the neck and by the arms. She said this happened on July 22 in the evening sometime.
She stated that she was “fearful of Albarano while he was hitting her and grabbing her by the neck, chest and arms,” it says in the affidavit of probable cause.
