EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A man has been arrested in connection with the death of his 3-month-old son, according to an arrest report.

Deputies said the man, Jamarcus Deon Harper, 33, is charged with first-degree murder.

The investigation began on Friday, May 16, after deputies were called to the Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital to look into an incident that left the child with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. They added that hospital staff members stated the child arrived at the medical facility with a fractured skull and a brain bleed.

According to deputies, Harper was then contacted for an interview and told investigators that he put the child down for a nap and later returned to find his son on the floor. The suspect told investigators that the child a

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