RAPID CITY, S.D. (Rapid City Journal) — A senior airman stationed at the Ellsworth Air Force Base is charged with felony child abuse after a baby was airlifted to a Sioux Falls hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The Rapid City Journal reports James Cunningham of Rapid City is charged with abuse or cruelty to a child under age 7.
Someone called 911 Tuesday evening to report the baby was unresponsive at a Rapid City home.
The baby was initially taken to a hospital in Rapid City, then was taken by air to Sioux Falls.
It was not immediately clear if Cunningham has hired an attorney.