COEUR d'ALENE - A 19-year-old Coeur d'Alene man was arrested early Monday for felony injury to a child for allegedly hurting his 20-day-old son, police said.

James D. Blanchard appeared in a Kootenai County courtroom via video link before Judge Clark Peterson, who set Blanchard's bail at $100,000. Kootenai County Deputy Prosecutor David Robins sought bail of $250,000.

Blanchard pleaded with the judge to see his son, who was last reported to be in critical condition in a Spokane hospital.

"I'll do anything," he told the judge.

Peterson issued a no-contact order against the father. The judge said the baby would be sheltered by the state.

Police said they were called to an apartment at 1042 N. 17th St. at 9:30 p.m. Sunday for a report of a child that had stopped breathing.

When officers arrived, emergency medical personnel were already on scene performing CPR on the baby.

Detectives interviewed the baby's parents and decided to arrest Blanchard about 3 a.m., taking him to Kootenai County jail.

Medical personnel informed detectives the baby was suffering from "bleeding in the frontal lobe of the brain," police said.

Blanchard's family members, outside the courtroom, said the baby, Noah Blanchard, had surgery in the morning at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane for the head injuries.

James Blanchard's mother said Noah was born a week premature. The mother said her son and Noah's mother, 18-year-old Angelina Ray, have been living together but are not married.

During Blanchard's initial court appearance, Robins said the boy had an acute subdural hematoma, which is an accumulation of blood on the surface of the brain.

Robins said in court the baby had suffered seizures in the morning, and that his injuries were "grave."

He said Blanchard allegedly did not call 911 when the boy was injured, but instead called the boy's mother, who was not home. She dialed 911 when she arrived at home.

"That is disturbing (alleged) conduct by this gentleman," Robins said.

The prosecutor also said more than one witness would be able to describe Blanchard allegedly either shaking the baby, forcing him to eat, screaming at the child, tossing him across a room, and even slamming the boy down into a crib.

The judge said he would be scheduling a preliminary hearing for within the next couple of weeks.

Court records showed no criminal history for Blanchard in Kootenai County. His family said he works at a Denny's restaurant as a cook.