FREEMAN SPUR, Ill. (WJPF) — A Williamson County man has been arrested for severely beating his child.

Joseph Myers, 23, is charged with Aggravated Battery of a Child.

Illinois State Police say their investigation started Monday after they were notified by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and DCFS that a one-month-old child had received serious injuries at a home in Freeman Spur. The child was later taken to a regional hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Myers is currently being held at the Williamson County Jail pending a bond hearing. The investigation remains open and ongoing.