Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Siloam Springs man accused of injuring 3-month-old son
BENTONVILLE — A Siloam Springs man was arrested last week in connection with injuries to his 3-monthold son.
Cristina Bernardino-Marriquin, 33, was being held Tuesday in the Benton County Jail on $150,000 bond. He was arrested in connection with felony domestic battering.
Bernardino-Marriquin took his 3-month-old son to Siloam Springs Regional Hospital in April, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Hospital staff told police the boy had hearing injuries consistent with being shaken and transferred the boy to a hospital in Tulsa, Okla., according to court documents.
Bernardino-Marriquin told police he took his son to the hospital because he was ill, according to the affidavit. He also told them he hit his son’s head on the car seat when he was getting him out of the vehicle. Later, Bernardino-Marriquin said he tripped on a water bottle at home and dropped his son on his face on the floor, according to the affidavit.
A doctor told police the boy’s injuries were consistent with being shaken instead of dropped, according to the affidavit. The doctor also reported the boy had another injury that was about three weeks older, according to court documents.
Bernardino-Marriquin’s arraignment is set for Aug. 27 in Circuit Judge Brad Karren’s court.