FARMINGTON – A Wilton man was arrested Friday on a felony charge of aggravated assault involving a 7-month-old baby.

Mattheau S. Soha, 21, is being held on $10,000 cash bail at the Franklin County Detention Center after making an appearance in court Monday.

A physician at Franklin Memorial Hospital called police Lt. Richard Caton around 8 p.m. Aug. 20 after a 7-month-old boy was brought to the emergency room with severe head bruising, according to a Wilton Police Department statement. The child’s torso was also bruised.

The mother told the hospital staff that the child was dropped, striking a doorway, but the doctor was suspicious because the injuries were not consistent with a fall of not more than 18 inches, police said.

The mother of the baby had left the child in her boyfriend Soha’s care and told police that after she returned home from work, he told her he was walking the baby and dropped the child, causing the injuries. She said he told her it was an accident.

Doctors believed the injuries were not the result of an accident but were caused by blunt force trauma, the court record states.

Following an intensive search involving eight Wilton officers, Soha surrendered late Friday and was arrested by Caton on an outstanding probation violation then charged with felony aggravated assault. He is scheduled to appear in court Nov. 13.

The child was released from the hospital late Friday evening.