MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - A Moorhead man is accused of grabbing a nine-year-old girl around her throat and lifting her off the ground. Prosecutors have charged 48-year-old Randall Garcia with malicious punishment and neglect or endangerment of a child.
Court documents say police were called to a home for a physical domestic Thursday afternoon. The girl told police that she was picked up around her throat by Garcia and dropped to the ground. The report says marks were visible around the girl's neck.
Garcia could face up to two years in prison if convicted.