SETH BOLD - 5 Months - Albion (South-Central) ID

An Albion man was arrested after the Whitman County Sheriff's Office received a medical call concerning a five-month-old child in Albion who was not breathing.
The baby was transported to Pullman Memorial Hospital, then flown to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, with injuries consistent with brain trauma. 21-year-old Nathan Cranfield of Albion was later arrested on charges of first degree assault of a child. Cranfield is the boyfriend of the baby's mother. The infant was listed in critical condition.

A five month old from Whitman County fights for his life Monday night. He is in critical condition at Sacred Heart Medical Center.His mother’s boyfriend, 21-year-old Nathan Cranfield, is accused of the abuse. Cranfield appeared in court Monday afternoon. He faces life in prison for assaulting five month old Seth Bold.Detectives say Cranfield admits he severely shook the baby, all while the child’s mother was asleep upstairs.Monday, Cranfield appeared distant and confused in superior court.He was caring for baby Seth around 2am when he stopped breathing. At the hospital, doctors say the baby is in critical condition from brain injuries.Detectives say at first, Cranfield was elusive about how the baby was hurt, saying he accidentally bumped his head.Court documents show Cranfield later confessed to rocking the baby hard and fast, then tossing him on the bed. Cranfield says the baby wouldn’t stop crying.Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers says both mom and the boyfriend told them the baby was colicky and cried quite a bit.In court, Cranfield told the judge he just moved to Albion from Kentucky in June, that he worked as a window washer, and lived with his girlfriend. He also says he’s dyslexic and only remembered his employers first name, not the name of the business.This is the fifth case of serious child abuse reported in just two weeks, the sheriff says it’s frustrating.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 7:49 PM EST

Albion Baby In Critical Condition; Mother's Boyfriend Jailed

Enlarge this picture(Photo of the suspect in his first court appearance in Whitman County)

Enlarge this picture(Photo of the suspect in his first court appearance in Whitman County)

Enlarge this picture(Photo of the suspect in his first court appearance in Whitman County)

ALBION, Wash. - The 5-month old seriously injured allegedly by the mother's boyfriend has been upgraded from critical to serious condition. The 5-month-old infant was found with an apparent brain injury.

Nathan Cranfield made his first court appearance on Monday afternoon where his bail was set at 250,000.
Doctors tell authorities the injuries are consistent with shaking a baby and after talking with Cranfield police felt they had enough evidence to make an arrest.

He's charged with 1st Degree Assault of a Child. Cranfield is originally from Kentucky and had been living with the child's mother since June of this year. He's expected to be back in court this Friday.

In a news release Sheriff Brett Myers says medical personnel responded early Monday to a call that the child was not breathing. The the infant was taken to Pullman Memorial Hospital, then flown to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, where the child is in critical condition.