Mar 18, 2011 1 min read

SCOTTDALE, Pa. (AP) – A man denies he was outside running around pretending to be a ninja, but acknowledges he did leave his son, 4, home alone sleeping while he went jogging earlier this month. Ross Hurst, 28, remains in prison on a child endangerment charge. Hurst said he wasn’t pretending to be a ninja when Scottdale police charged him March 3 at about 1:30 a.m. Hurst said he “went for a jog” but police insist Hurst was dressed all in black and “playing ninja” when they confronted him.

– but acknowledges he shouldn’t have left his son alone.

But They say Hurst claimed his mother was babysitting, but she told police she wasn’t.