CANTON, New York (WWNY) - A St. Lawrence County man has been indicted for allegedly striking a person in the head with a hammer.

A grand jury handed up an indictment against 31-year-old Ryan Garris earlier this month.

He’s facing the following charges:

second-degree assault

fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon

tampering with physical evidence

According to county District Attorney Gary Pasqua, Garris is accused of striking a person in the head with a hammer during a November 1 domestic dispute in his town of Pierrepont home.

Pasqua said the person was taken to Canton-Potsdam Hospital for treatment.

Garris was arrested, arraigned and ordered held in the county jail on $25,000 bail.

He’s scheduled to be arraigned in county court on the charges in the indictment on December 2

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