A man from New Jersey is facing charges after being linked to a series of rock-throwing incidents, one of which left a young girl on a school bus with serious injuries, authorities reported.

According to the New Jersey State Police, Hernando Garciamorales, a 40-year-old resident of Palisades Park, was apprehended on Saturday. He is allegedly connected to an incident that occurred on January 7, involving a vehicle on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike.

The young victim suffered a skull fracture due to the incident.

Authorities stated that the girl was injured when a rock was thrown through the window of her school bus while she and her classmates were returning from a field trip. The rock-throwing incident took place on the New Jersey Turnpike.

Teaneck Mayor Mark J. Schwartz informed The New York Post, “The girl will be OK. She underwent surgery on Thursday for her fractured skull and is currently on the road to recovery.”

Garciamorales was arrested at a campsite in Old Croaker County Park in Bergen County and was being held in Bergen County Jail pending a court appearance.

He is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal mischief, resisting arrest by flight, and hindering. 

An image of a school bus that was hit by a rock as it was returning a group of kids from a field trip in New Jersey.  (New Jersey State Police)

The third-grade children were traveling back to Yeshivat Noam Jewish day school in Paramus after a class trip to the Liberty Science Center when a large rock smashed through the bus window, the school told Fox News Digital. 

Authorities informed the school that Garciamorales confessed to that specific incident, as well as several additional rock-throwing incidents in the area, the school said. Law enforcement has stated there is no evidence that the incident was bias-related.

“We are deeply grateful for the swift, coordinated response and outstanding communication among all law enforcement agencies, elected officials, and community organizations involved,” said Rabbi Chaim Hagler, Head of School at Yeshivat Noam. “Their collaboration underscores the importance of strong partnerships between schools, community leaders, and public safety officials. Our primary focus remains the safety of our children, and we are heartened to see justice being served so efficiently.”

A New Jersey State Police vehicle. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Fox News Digital has reached out to the state police.