STONY BROOK, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- Police on Long Island arrested a 31-year-old man on Monday for assaulting and abusing his infant son, according to authorities.
Suffolk County police were called to Stony Brook University Hospital on January 21 after an infant was brought into the emergency department via ambulance with injuries consistent with abuse.
Following an investigation by Special Victim's Section detectives, the 5-week-old boy's father, Vincent DiStasi, was arrested at the hospital where the child is in critical condition.
DiStatsi was charged with assault, reckless assault of a child and endangering the welfare of a child.
Suffolk County Family and Children Servies have been notified.
DiStasi was held overnight and is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.
