A Wichita man is in custody after an 11-month-old baby is found in a canal near a Wichita interstate.
Authorities in Sedgwick County say Vincent James Perez has been arrested in connection to a toddler found wandering alone in a canal near I-135 and Pawnee Street yesterday afternoon. The child was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation after being spotted by a driver. Vickie Wyant says she thought the child was a doll until she saw it move. Then she pulled over and called 9-1-1.
Perez has been charged with aggravated child endangerment and aggravated battery. The child has been placed in protective custody.
Photo courtesy Kansas Department of Corrections
