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Crawfordsville infant airlifted, father arrested on battery charges

Posted at 8:03 PM, Jun 10, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-10 22:05:23-04

CRAWFORDSVILE, Ind. -- A Crawfordsville man faces charges of battery and neglect of a dependent in connection with the hospitalization of his 6-month-old son.

Police arrested Steven Filley, 26, after his infant son was airlifted to Riley Hospital for Children in critical condition.

Emergency responders were called to Filley's home Tuesday on a report of an unresponsive child.

According to Montgomery County Jail records, Filley was arrested Thursday on preliminary charges of aggravated battery, battery and neglect of a dependent.

His bond was set at $50,000.