Aaron Henderson is facing charges of assault, unlawful imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a child for throwing the baby down the three-story chute, officials said.

A man was taken into custody after he dropped his 1-year-old infant niece down a garbage chute inside a Staten Island apartment building, according to law enforcement sources. Police were called just after 3 p.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police identified Aaron Henderson as the 39-year-old man who allegedly tossed a 1-year-old girl down a trash chute in Concord. The alarming episode occurred on Monday at about 3:15 p.m. in an apartment building at 195 Steuben St., according to a statement from police.