Man accused of throwing 8-year-old against a wall, cutting him formally charged

A man is facing charges after allegedly throwing an 8-year-old boy against a wall and cutting him with a knife.

Marcus Gillis was indicted by a Montgomery County Grand Jury on a count of felonious assault.

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On Feb. 25 officers responded to East Fourth Street after someone called 911 and said he tackled her son.

The child had to get several stitches.

Gillis will need $100,000 to get out of jail.