A Maryland man is behind bars after authorities say he assaulted a 5-year-old boy for playing with his Pokémon cards.

Kyle Burford, 29, allegedly went berserk upon catching his nephew toying with his prized collection at their shared Salisbury home last week, the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office said in a release Monday.

The alleged Poké-nut consequently struck the child with enough force to “knock him off his feet and into a wall,” the sheriff’s office said of the Dec. 22 assault.

A deputy called to the scene placed Burford under arrest on two counts of second-degree child abuse and second-degree assault. He was taken to the pokey and later ordered held on $20,000 bond.

The boy's condition following the incident was not released.

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