Sunbury Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Infant Son

The Daily Item reports a Sunbury man pleaded guilty to repeatedly assaulting his infant son. The newspaper reports 24-year-old Jeremy Erb Jr. pleaded guilty to felony aggravated assault. Erb was charged after his five-month-old son was treated for several broken ribs at Geisinger in various stages of healing. Erb faces 17 to 30 months in prison when he is sentenced. His mother is also charged. The newspaper reports 42-year-old Keira Ruiz Ruiz was employed as a Northumberland County Children and Youth caseworker and tried to use her employment status to mislead the investigation into her grandson’s assault.