JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A man is behind bars after an alleged child abuse incident in Jones County on Monday.

The Jones County Sheriff’s Department arrested 32-year-old Martin Roney and charged him with felony child abuse. He was arrested following a disturbance call at a home in the Glade community.

According to deputies, they found a four-year-old child at the scene who appeared to have physical injuries. EMServ Ambulance Service transported the child to South Central Regional Medical Center. The child was then transferred to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson for further treatment.

The Jones County Sheriff’s Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is continuing the investigation into the incident.

Roney is scheduled to have his initial appearance at 1

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