Jordan Mendez, 20, charged with abuse after ' assaulting' three-month-old son

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Jordan Mendez, 20, was arrested and charged with assault on a child causing great bodily injury/death
His son was found not breathing when police arrived at a Santa Ana residence on Friday night, authorities said
Hospital staff observed signs of physical trauma on the baby boy, according to police
He was taken to Children's Hospital of Orange County in critical condition and is currently on life support

Published: 13:23 EST, 20 July 2015 | Updated: 14:59 EST, 20 July 2015

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Jordan Mendez, 20, of Santa Ana was charged with assault on a child causing great bodily injury/death

The father of a three-month-old baby boy has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his son who was found unresponsive and with signs of physical trauma at a California home, authorities said.

Responding officers reported to the Santa Ana residence on Friday night where they found the baby not breathing, Santa Ana police said.

The infant was transported to Children's Hospital of Orange County in critical condition where he is currently on life support.

Police said he is not expected to survive.

The baby boy's father, 20-year-old Jordan Mendez, was arrested and charged with assault on a child causing great bodily injury/death.

Hospital staff observed signs of physical trauma on the infant and the father was arrested following an interview with detectives, according to police.

Authorities said they arrived at the home at 8.42pm after receiving a report of a baby not breathing.

Officers and Orange County Fire Authority fire personnel performed CPR on the infant before he was transported to hospital.

Mendez is being held at the Santa Ana jail on a $1million bail, according to KTLA.

Officers were dispatched to the 800 block of West Stevens Avenue, shown above, to respond to a report of a baby not breathing. When officers arrived, they confirmed the three-month old infant was not breathing and they, along with Orange County Fire Authority fire personnel, performed CPR on the baby

The infant was transported to Children's Hospital of Orange County, pictured, in critical condition where he has been placed on life support. Police said he is not expected to survive