Parker County baby injured in reported child abuse case has died
A Parker County infant who suffered head trauma last month while in the care of his mother’s boyfriend has died.
Jax Eisenmann, a 3-month-old from Springtown, was pronounced dead at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday at Cook Children’s Medical Center, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner. The website did not list the cause of death or manner of death.
The boyfriend was arrested last month.
Kaleb Ray Eisenmann, 21, of Springtown, was babysitting Jax and two older children while their mother was at work, according to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office has identified Eisenmann as “the boyfriend of the baby’s mother.”
At some point, Eisenmann called the baby’s mother and said the baby had a cold and was having trouble breathing.
“When the mother arrived at the home she found her 8-week-old son lethargic, pale and not acting normally,” according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff’s investigators said that Eisenmann got frustrated when the baby wouldn’t stop crying. He told investigators that he didn’t slam the baby on the bed, but “put him down really kind of hard.”
The baby suffered head trauma and his injuries were consistent with abuse, investigators have said. Staff at the hospital also found bruises on the woman’s 2-year-old, according to the sheriff’s office.
Eisenmann was being held in the Parker County Jail in Weatherford Thursday on a charge of causing injury to a child. His bond was set at $50,000.
This story was originally published March 21, 2019 at 10:53 AM with the headline "Parker County baby injured in reported child abuse case has died."
