FRANKLIN COUNTY - A Mercersburg mother waived her preliminary hearing Tuesday for charges of recklessly endangering her 2-year-old son, who was taken to the hospital for a broken femur.

Megan Geralyn Monninger, 21, of 3765 Mountain Road, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and endangering the welfare of children after a Nov. 18 incident.

Monninger told police on Nov. 25 that she had been arguing with her boyfriend the night of the incident and was "extremely stressed out and losing control," according to a police affidavit.

During the argument, her son began disrupting clean laundry nearby, the affidavit states. She grabbed the boy, yelled at him and forcefully put him down on the floor.

"Monninger related she was not sure what happened next," the affidavit states. "She also smacked his rear end. She could not recall exactly what happened. She may have blacked out."

Her son then started screaming "like never before," Monninger told police, stating he also cried and said "leg hurt," the affidavit states.