BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Bangor Police have arrested a man for assualt against a child.
On March 18, the Bangor Police Department received a report of a 1-year-old child who had been hospitalized with a suspicious injury. It was determined that the child had suffered a non-life threatening injury to the back of his head, which caused significant bruising.
Detective Morrill worked in conjunction with a DHHS Child Protective case worker as well as Dr. Ricci of the Spurwink Child Abuse Clinic to try and determine how the child was injured. As a result of his investigation, Detective Morrill developed probable cause to arrest Matthew McMahan, 21, of Bangor and charge him with a class C felony Assault. This charge is a felony because the victim is a child under the age of 6. McMahan was dating the mother of the child and living in their home when the injury occurred. McMahan was arrested on March 31 and is being held in the Penobscot County Jail.
His arraignment date is pending.
