Zachary Voelker/Credit: Atchison Police

 

(KAIR)--An Atchison man is accused of physically abusing a baby who, police say, was found to have been "struck multiple times" when they responded to the 1200 block of South 10th Street Saturday morning around 8:00. 

That's according to a release from Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, who says officers were called to a disturbance at a residence at that location where they discovered the injured child and arrested 28-year-old Zachary Voelker. 

The child, identified as less than 2-years-old, did not require hospital treatment. 

Voelker was arrested on related charges including aggravated battery and abuse of a child. Additionally, Wilson says it's alleged that Voelker, when arrested, was found to be in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and he was also arrested on those charges. 

Once in custody, Voelker was booked into the Atchison County Jail. 

The relationship between the child and Voelker isn't immediately made public.