Fire Chief Allegedly Threw Baby Daughter and Fractured Her Skull Because She 'Wouldn’t Stop Crying'

A Pennsylvania fire chief has been arrested after allegedly throwing his infant daughter headfirst because she “wouldn’t stop crying,” according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

Falls Township Fire Chief Brian Salt was arrested last Thursday, March 20, and now faces felony charges of aggravated assault of a child and child endangerment along with a misdemeanor charge of simple assault, the documents state.

Salt, 36, was released from custody after a family member posted a $50,000 bond on the morning of Tuesday, March 25, records reviewed by PEOPLE show.

The Falls Township Fire Company announced Friday morning that Salt “has been suspended indefinitely pending the outcome of the legal proceedings.”

“During this challenging time, our thoughts and prayers are with the Salt family,” the Falls Township Fire Company said in a statement. “We understand the impact this situation has on our community, and we are committed to ensuring transparency as we move forward. The safety and well-being of our community remain our top priority, and we will continue to support our firefighters and their families through this challenging time.”

Local NBC 10 first reported Salt’s arrest, which came after doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia became suspicious of the infant’s injuries and alerted police. According to NBC 10, Salt’s baby daughter had a fractured skull and Salt said in an interview with detectives that he had “dropped” his daughter after he “lost control” of her while she was crying.

Falls Township Police Detective Dennis O’Connell told NBC 10 that “it was divulged during that interview that he in fact had taken the child from what’s being described as a swing forcefully and then took the child out and then threw the child on the ground as being overly frustrated and child wouldn’t stop crying and was being very fussy at the time,” the outlet reported.

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PEOPLE has reached out to the Falls Township Police Department for more information.

Court records reviewed by PEOPLE show Salt is scheduled to appear in front of a Bucks County magistrate judge for a preliminary hearing on April 2.

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