THE JOHNSON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ARRESTED A CITY MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A SMALL CHILD. 27 YEAR OLD ANGELO RACANELLI IS CHARGED WITH FELONY CHILD ABUSE AND DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE. THREE WITNESSES TOLD POLICE THEY OBSERVED RACANELLI PUNCHING THE SMALL CHILD WITH HIS CLOSED FIST WHILE THE YOUNGSTER WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT OF A VAN. THE CHILD WAS A RELATIVE OF RACANELLI AND UNDER THE AGE OF SIX. HE’S CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE DETENTION CENTER AND HAS A PRELIMINARY HEARING DATE SET FOR JULY 7TH IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT.