An Andrew County judge set bond at $250,000 for a St Joseph man accused of child abuse, child endangerment and assault for the alleged beating of his girlfriend’s infant child.

In a news release last month, officials said the 15-month-old child was in serious to critical condition at Children’s Mercy Hospital.

Zachary W. Kerns-Poe is charged with Assault in the first degree, abuse or neglect of a child, and endangering the welfare of a child. He is now scheduled for a case review April 20.

Sheriff Bryan Atkins says they received a 911 call on January7 31 at 5:08am from the victim’s mother in Country Club Village. The infant was reported not breathing and not responding. Atkins says the injuries were reported by hospital personnel as “non-accidental, with massive head trauma.”

A judge denied bond at the time the case was filed. Kerns-Poe waived his preliminary hearing. In an arraignment hearing Monday, Circuit Judge Weldon Judah set bond at $250,000.