A man was arrested this week after an investigation found he injured a child at a home in Rupert, Vermont, last month.

State police say 40-year-old John K. Richardson was taken into custody Tuesday following an investigation that began after officials received a cruelty to a child complaint in early October.

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Richardson is accused of causing injury to a 9-year-old child, from Winhall, Vt., at an East Street home in Rupert on Oct. 5. Police haven't shared additional details about what happened that day, or who initially reported the incident.

Richardson was arrested for cruelty to a child and released Tuesday with a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Attorney information wasn't i

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