Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a 24-year-old man in Eagle Lake accused of critically injuring a 3-month-old baby who was in his care.

According to PCSO, the investigation began on Nov. 26 when deputies received a 911 call about an unresponsive baby boy at a home in Eagle Lake. The suspect, Zachary Ingram, told investigators the baby was sleeping in his swing when he went to the bathroom for 10 to 15 minutes, and when he returned, the baby was pale and unresponsive.

Ingram told investigators he then called the baby's mother and told her the baby wasn't breathing. She told him to hang up and call 911. He performed CPR until first responders arrived.

Authorities said several medical tests done at the hospital showed the baby suffered a brain bleed and slight bruising to his lower ab

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