WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WDTN) – A Washington Township child was taken to the hospital from his home on Sunday and was later pronounced dead.

A woman called deputies to report that when she went to pick up her child at a house in the 5000 block of Raugh Road, there was another child there who was unresponsive.

The woman also told deputies over the phone that she believed her ex-husband had something to do with the boy’s death. When deputies arrived, they found four-year-old Jaxxen Baker unresponsive and was later pronounced dead at Mercer Health.

Deputies believe the boy was found dead “some time” before he was taken to the hospital. They say the child had “obvious extensive injuries,” according to Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey.

Cory W. Eischen, who was babysitting the boy, told deputies that the boy had fallen off his bike and slipped in the shower. Deputies believed the boy’s injuries were not consistent with his statement.

Grey said Eischen was watching the boy while his mother, Cassidy Spitzer, worked Sunday night.

When deputies attempted to apprehend Eischen, he threatened suicide by holding a knife to his throat at the scene but was subsequently Tased, according to Sheriff Grey. He was transported to Mercer Health by Coldwater Squad.

Eischen was then taken into custody at the hospital and taken to jail. He is currently being held on a $500,000 bond, subject to 10%. He is currently being held on a probation violation holder from a 2014 felony domestic violence case.

An autopsy was performed on the boy at the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. His death has been ruled a homicide by blunt force trauma.