The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office received a report on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, in reference to a four month old infant that had been treated at McDowell Hospital.
The report was made by the Rutherford County Department of Social Services and it indicated that the infant had injuries that were not accidental.
The infant was transported to Mission Hospital in Asheville where he is in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Detectives with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office have been conducting an investigation into the incidents that led to the injuries.
Through the course of interviewing family members and witnesses, a person of interest was established in this case and an arrest was made.
On April 14, 2016, Charles Willis Cooper, age 29, of 680 Highway 226, Casar, North Carolina, was arrested for Felony Intentional Child Abuse Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
Bond has been set at $800,000.
