A Yucca Valley man was arrested Friday, accused of severely injuring a three-month old baby. About noon on Friday, detectives were notified of a baby boy who had been admitted to Loma Linda Medical Center with a severe injury. Doctors determined that the injury was not accidental and was caused by physical abuse. During the investigation, detectives learned that the baby had been in the care of Phillip Candelaria, 34, of the 7300 block of Dumosa Avenue in Yucca Valley, when the injury occurred, and that Candelaria caused the injury. Phillip Candelaria was arrested on suspicion of willful cruelty to a child, booked into the Morongo Basin Jail, with his bail set at zero dollars.
