MILFORD – A Milford woman was arrested Friday on preliminary charges of battery to her child. Milford Police and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call about an injured infant Friday at approximately 2:17 p.m. on Ulrich Drive, Milford. Multi-Township EMS immediately transported the child to Lutheran Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Fort Wayne, in serious condition, according to a release from KCSD. During the investigation, officers determined the child had suffered injuries indicative of blunt force trauma. The mother, Madison McKenzie Jones, 18, was taken into custody by sheriff’s deputies and transported to the Kosciusko County Jail. Jones was preliminarily charged with felony battery to a child under the age of 14. Milford Police said this morning that additional charges will be sought against Jones this week with the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office, the release states. The child is reportedly still in serious condition at Lutheran Hospital this morning, the release states. The Milford Police Department was assisted in the investigation by Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies, Sheriff’s Detectives, the Department of Child Services and the Indiana State Police.
