A teacher at a Greeley elementary school was arrested last week on charges alleging he strangled a 6-year-old student, police said. Joshua David Wainscott, 40, was arrested Thursday and booked into the Weld County jail on suspicion of second-degree assault for strangulation and child abuse, according to a news release from the Greeley Police Department. Wainscott has not been formally charged, according to court records. A filing of charges hearing is scheduled for Tuesday. On Aug. 30, school resource officers with the Greeley Police Department responded to reports of an assault against a 6-year-old student by a teacher at Maplewood Elementary, at 1201 21st Ave., police said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Rockslide shuts down U.S. 40 in both directions near Steamboat Springs Crime and Public Safety | Father of Boulder King Soopers shooter thought he could be possessed by an evil spirit Crime and Public Safety | Dog dies in Aurora house fire Crime and Public Safety | Suspicious package containing white powder sent to Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s office Crime and Public Safety | Teenager reported missing from Lakewood last seen Sunday, police say Greeley-Evans School District officials placed Wainscott on administrative leave during the investigation and, after nearly two weeks, the man was arrested, police said. Anyone with additional information on Wainscott or the incident is asked to contact investigators at 970-350-9605. Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.