Carlsbad man allegedly connected to infant’s death

CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – A Carlsbad man is waking up behind bars on a no bond hold and allegedly connected to the death of an infant.
Eddy County deputies say back in March they found an unconscious infant who later died at a hospital.
After an investigation deputies say they arrested 23-year-old Jared Bartels.
According to a criminal complaint, medical investigators determined the cause of death to be suffocation.
He’s charged with abandonment or abuse of a child resulting in de