A Central Florida man was arrested for critically injuring a three-month-old baby.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 24-year-old Zachary Ingram, of Eagle Lake, and charged him with aggravated child abuse, a first degree felony, for causing critical injuries to a three-month-old baby for whom he was caring.
The investigation began when the PCSO received a 911 call regarding an unresponsive baby boy at a home in Eagle Lake. According to law enforcement, Zachary initially told investigators that the baby was sleeping in his baby swing when Zachary went to the bathroom for approximately 10-15 minutes. Zachary said that when he came out of the bathroom, he found the baby pale and unresponsive in the swing. He called the baby’s mother and told her that the baby was not breathing. She told him to hang up and call 911. He performed CPR on the infant until first responders arrived.
Several medical tests at Winter Haven Hospital revealed the baby suffered a brain bleed and slight bruising to his lower abdominal area. He was transferred to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa. An additional CT scan there confirmed a brain bleed and hemorrhaging. He was in critical but stable condition…