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ROSEBURG, Ore. — Following an investigation into the suspicious injuries of two children at a school for special learning needs in Roseburg, two teacher assistants were arrested on Thursday by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Erich Michael Hoque (23) and Brian Joseph Marsters (60), both of Roseburg, are lodged in the Douglas County Jail on charges of fourth-degree assault and first-degree official misconduct.
One Child Had Broken Bones and the Other a Laceration Requiring Sutures
School administrators at the Developmental Learning Center at Fremont Middle School notified the deputies on Tuesday that two students had sustained injuries during the school day. One child had sustained broken bones, and the other had a laceration requiring sutures.
Deputies determined that both children had been observed at different times playing behind large rolled-up mats next to a wall during a physical education class.
Marsters, an instructional assistant employed by the school, allegedly ran at high speed and slammed into the mat, pinning the first child between the mat and the wall, resulting in his injury. The second child was injured in a similar manner by another instructional assistant, Hoque.
When questioned by deputies, both men denied causing injuries to the two children and were arrested without incident when taken into custody on Thursday.
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