Rian James Wittman, a father accused of using a stun gun on his 18-month-old son, was arraigned Monday afternoon in Linn County Circuit Court.

Wittman, 23, of Albany is being held at the Linn County Jail with security set at $100,000.

The Linn County District Attorney's Office has charged Wittman with two counts of second-degree assault. Albany police originally charged him additionally with criminal mistreatment, but that charge was dropped prior to the arraignment.

Second-degree assault is a Measure 11 crime which, upon conviction, carries a minimum prison sentence of five years and 10 months.

Police arrested Wittman Saturday evening after his wife came to the police department and reported that he had used a stun gun on their son.

The 100,000-volt device, now in a police evidence locker, was used multiple times on the boy over a three-week period, police said.

The boy was treated at the Albany hospital and later taken into protective custody by the state Department of Human Services.

A stun gun is a handheld device that when pressed against a person and turned on delivers an electric shock that is meant to immobilize a person but not cause any lasting harm. Stun guns are marketed on the Internet as self-defense weapons.

The stun gun allegedly used in this case is legal to possess in Oregon.