JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — An active duty military member living in eastern North Carolina has been charged with murder in the death of a 2-year-old child.

Jacksonville police arrested Ricardo Montesinos, 24, late Friday or early Saturday, Lt. Richard Kellum told The Daily News.

Police said an investigation began after officers responded to Montesinos' apartment Wednesday after a call for medical service. First responders attempted emergency life-saving measures on a two-year-old child, but were unsuccessful.

Police did not describe the child’s condition or Montesinos’ relationship to the child. However, a spokesman for the 2nd Marine Division said officials were aware Montesinos has been charged for his alleged involvement in the death of his fiance’s young child.

“If substantiated, such conduct is inconsistent with the exceedingly high standards of the United States Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service, and would not represent the honorable behavior of the vast majority of the Division’s 17,000-plus Marines and Sailors,” 1st Lt. Dan Linfante told the newspaper.

Linfante said Montesinos is a hospital corpsman who enlisted in January 2017.

Montesinos has a first appearance in Onslow County court Monday.

He was being held without bond Saturday, and it wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney.

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Navy Times editor’s note: The Daily News reported that Montesinos is a hospital corpsman assigned to 2nd Marine Division. He enlisted in early 2017 and graduated from school at Fort Sam Houston in July of 2017.

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