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Officials have confirmed that Tamara Mae Tomblin is being held on a $50,000 cash bond for alleged child abuse.

According to the MSP release, the arrest came after a three-month investigation into injuries sustained by her then 5-month-old son. According to MSP, on Sept. 17, 2007, near 9 p.m., mother and child were brought to Munson Medical Center by an acquaintance, after the child was found to be somewhat unresponsive with a temperature, after waking.

The MSP release stated that troopers from the Traverse City post contacted the mother at the hospital, after an examination revealed the child was not only unresponsive, but also had trauma to his rectum, head, mouth, and a broken left femur.

Because of the seriousness of the injuries, detectives and troopers from the MSP in Kalkaska, Traverse City, and Ionia, were brought into the investigation, along with investigators from child protective services, the release stated.

As a result of numerous witness interviews and evidence processed at MSP crime labs in both Grayling and Grand Rapids, the Kalkaska County prosecutor has charged the mother with child abuse in the first degree, a 15-year felony, according to the MSP release.

The child was immediately placed in foster care, where he remains and is expected to make a full recovery, the release stated.

Tomblin remains in the Kalkaska County Jail on a $50,000 cash bond, according to officials, who also confirmed that her preliminary exam is scheduled for Jan. 23.

Berden can be reached at hberden@ michigannewspapers.com or by calling 231-258-4600.