Texarkana man arrested after girlfriend’s baby brought to hospital with skull fracture

A baby’s arrival to a Texarkana hospital with a critical head injury last Thursday has led to the arrest of a man, after investigators discovered the baby was under his sole care when the incident occurred.

Officers were called to the CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital after a three-month-old baby arrived with a skull fracture, according to our news partner, KETK and Texarkana Police.

Detectives opened an investigation and found that injuries occurred while the baby was under the care of the mother’s 22-year-old boyfriend, Michael Cridell Jr.

Cridell was arrested last Friday and booked into Bi-State Jail for injury to a child causing serious bodily injury. His bond was set at $500,000.

The baby was later airlifted to the Arkansas Children’s Hospital that night. She remains hospitalized and is currently in serious but stable condition.