JUNCTION CITY- Law enforcement authorities in Geary County are investigating a case of child abuse.

Police in Junction City were contacted by Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City concerning a three-month old infant that had been transferred from the Geary Community Hospital on Wednesday.

Information was received showing evidence the infant had been abused and was in critical condition according to police.

Junction City police responded to Children’s Mercy Hospital and began an investigation on how the child had received the injuries. Kansas City, Mo., police arrested a suspect, Cyjay Echon, 22, a Fort Riley soldier who lives in Junction City.

He is being held on $150,000 bond.