A 28-year-old man was convicted Wednesday of fracturing the skull of his 2-week-old son in Santa Ana more than four years ago.
Jonathan Reyes was convicted of a felony count of child abuse and endangerment with a sentencing enhancement for causing great bodily injury on a child younger than 5. Reyes was scheduled to be sentenced April 25.
Reyes was convicted of hurting the baby Aug. 19, 2019.
The baby’s mother took the baby with her to a family party that day and returned home about 9 p.m. The next morning when she noticed the baby’s eyes were swollen and wasn’t doing well she took him to Children’s Hospital Orange County, where doctors determined he had a skull fracture and sustained brain swelling and had methamphetamine in his system so police were called, according to testimony from law enforcement at Reyes’ preliminary hearing.
Reyes told police that a toy fell on the baby’s face when he was caring for him after he returned home with his mother from the party.