An East Ridge man has been charged with battering two teenagers.
On Thursday at approximately 12:24 a.m., East Ridge Police responded to 5326 Bennett Road on a disorder. During the investigation officers discovered that two 13-year-old girls had been struck multiple times by Richard Jones, 49, who lives at the home.
Jones was taken into custody and transported to the Hamilton County Jail. He was charged with two counts of child abuse.
Jones is scheduled to be in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday at 5 p.m. Bond has been set at $3,000.