(WAND) - The man arrested in connection with a baby's death in Christian County will remain behind bars ahead of his trial. 

Christian County court records stated that 20-year-old Braxton Williamson was denied pretrial release. 

The Christian County Sheriff's Office posted to Facebook Wednesday that emergency officials got a call around 8:45 p.m. July 31 about an injured infant who had fallen. 

According to a charging document filed in the Circuit Court of the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Illinois, Williamson was said to have shaken the infant, which led to a "significant head injury."

The document said the injury caused retinal hemorrhages and a skull fracture. 

He was arrested and later charged with aggravated battery of a child under 13. 

An autopsy is pending, and the investigation is ongoing. 

Williamson will make his next court appearance Aug. 17. 

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