The KBI is investigating a possible case of child abuse involving the child of a McPherson County Detention Officer.
According to McPherson Police Chief Rob McClarty, officers were dispatched to a home in McPherson on Thursday for an unresponsive child. The 5-month-old was subsequently taken by air-ambulance to Wesley Medical Center for treatment.
McClarty says they received additional information Friday that leads them to believe there is a possibility of abuse in the case. He says his department did the initial investigation, with the assistance of Wichita Police, and the child has now been placed in protective custody.
Due to the potential abuse, and the father being a detention officer at the McPherson County Jail, McClarty requested the assistance of the KBI to investigate, and they are now handling the case.
No arrest have been made thus far according to the chief.