DICKINSON COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Dickinson County are investigating a suspect in connection with the death of a 13-month-old.

Just after 10p.m. on Monday, personnel at Abilene Memorial Hospital notified sheriff deputies after a 13-month-old child was brought into the emergency room, according to Dickinson County Sheriff Gareth Hoffman

Family members brought the baby to the hospital from a residence in Enterprise, according to Hoffman.

The baby was unresponsive upon arrival at the hospital and died a short time later.

The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department determined the child’s death was suspicious in nature and immediately opened an investigation.

Hoffman said several interviews were conducted and an autopsy was performed.

Based on evidence obtain through the investigation, the child’s mother Jessica Stinnett, 29, Enterprise, was arrested and booked into the Dickinson County Jail on requested charges of first-degree murder and child abuse.