Zachary McCollum, who formerly lived in the Twin Lakes Area before moving to Texas, has been charged with first-degree battery after allegedly telling investigators, while high on methamphetamine, he had squeezed his then three month old infant son, because the baby was crying, with such force he heard the infant's ribs crack.
According to court records, McCollum estimated that he squeezed the infant for about three minutes.
The 23-year-old McCollum said that the incident took place at the residence of the baby's maternal grandparents in Midway in approximately March of last year prior to his move to Texas.
An investigation was launched into the incident when Arkansas authorities received reports from Children's Medical Center in Dallas indicating that the infant was brought to the facility April 9th, 2016 where 18 healing rib fractures as well as a left femur corner fracture were detected.
McCollum was interviewed February 7th by a Special Agent with the Arkansas State Police.
He is also facing the revocation of his probation in two cases in Marion County. In a 2014 case, he pled guilty to charges of forgery and was given six years probation and in a 2012 case in which he pled guilty to commercial burglary and theft of property, he was given five years probation.
In the 2012 case, McCollum was one of four suspects in a series of robberies at the Yellville-Summit School in mid-February of 2012 in which cash and other items were taken. According to court records, the four were seen on the school's video surveillance system wearing black hoodies and carrying large swords and machetes. The estimated value of the cash and property stolen in the incidents was listed at $5,000.
According to the probable cause affidavit in that case, the four young men were seen breaking into the school on at least three separate occasions from Friday, February 10th, 2012 to Sunday, February 12, 2012.
McCollum, who turned himself in to authorities, is currently an inmate in the Marion County Jail. Bond on the Baxter County charge is currently set at $100,000. He is scheduled to appear in Baxter County Circuit Court at a later date.
According to court records, McCollum estimated that he squeezed the infant for about three minutes.
The 23-year-old McCollum said that the incident took place at the residence of the baby's maternal grandparents in Midway in approximately March of last year prior to his move to Texas.
An investigation was launched into the incident when Arkansas authorities received reports from Children's Medical Center in Dallas indicating that the infant was brought to the facility April 9th, 2016 where 18 healing rib fractures as well as a left femur corner fracture were detected.
McCollum was interviewed February 7th by a Special Agent with the Arkansas State Police.
He is also facing the revocation of his probation in two cases in Marion County. In a 2014 case, he pled guilty to charges of forgery and was given six years probation and in a 2012 case in which he pled guilty to commercial burglary and theft of property, he was given five years probation.
In the 2012 case, McCollum was one of four suspects in a series of robberies at the Yellville-Summit School in mid-February of 2012 in which cash and other items were taken. According to court records, the four were seen on the school's video surveillance system wearing black hoodies and carrying large swords and machetes. The estimated value of the cash and property stolen in the incidents was listed at $5,000.
According to the probable cause affidavit in that case, the four young men were seen breaking into the school on at least three separate occasions from Friday, February 10th, 2012 to Sunday, February 12, 2012.
McCollum, who turned himself in to authorities, is currently an inmate in the Marion County Jail. Bond on the Baxter County charge is currently set at $100,000. He is scheduled to appear in Baxter County Circuit Court at a later date.
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